A crane that was removing steel beams to dismantle an old river bridge became overloaded and toppled Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring another. ...more

July 31, 2008

More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. ...more

July 25, 2008

One of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others in the latest of several fatal accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of construction cranes. ...more

July 19, 2008

Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah on Wednesday conducted a prisoner exchange, with two coffins containing the bodies of abducted Israeli soldiers swapped for five Lebanese prisoners, including a convicted murderer. ...more

July 17, 2008

SEBRING — Four hundred and seventeen traffic stops were made locally by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office during last week's statewide Move Over Enforcement Wave. ...more

July 5, 2008

Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. He conceded that June was a "tough month" in the nearly 7-year-old war. ...more

July 3, 2008

The Zephyrhills Police Department Tactical Anti-Crime Team will take part in the "Move over Florida!" traffic enforcement campaign beginning today and ending Sunday. ...more

June 23, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) –– McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Monday the world's largest hamburger chain has stopped serving sliced tomatoes on all of its sandwiches in the United States as a precaution until the source of the salmonella is known. ...more

June 9, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. ...more

June 9, 2008

2008 NAME LIST Lists of 21 storm names rotate and are used every six years. Names of storms that cause extensive damage or large numbers of deaths are retired. Here is the 2008 hurricane name list: ...more

June 1, 2008