Everglades restoration will get a boost from about $96 million in federal stimulus funds coming to Florida for the work. ...more

April 29, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

Jay Cutler got his wish Thursday: a ticket out of Denver. And the Chicago Bears have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades. ...more

April 3, 2009

A French musicians guild says Oscar-winning film composer Maurice Jarre has died at the age of 84. ...more

March 30, 2009

A new mural in Lake Placid is going to be dedicated at 11 a.m. today at Rhodes Law Firm, located at 307 E. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid, to show the beginning of basketball at Lake Placid High School in 1939-1940. ...more

March 28, 2009

"Populist anger in America is the anger of dispossession," writes Newsweek's Rick Perlstein. "The delinking of effort and reward has become all too manifest. That always makes Americans angry. We do not like to reward those who do not produce." ...more

March 26, 2009

David Stevens, president of the Long & Foster Companies Inc. real estate firm, is expected to be selected today to run the Federal Housing Administration. ...more

March 23, 2009

Local resident Steve Noel spent $400 on his reserved spot at the hairpin turn of the Sebring International Raceway. ...more

March 21, 2009

In yet another cost-cutting move, Pasco Sheriff Bob White said he will disband the Pasco Detention Pretrial Services Unit to free up four full-time employees for redeployment as "front-line deputies." "We just don't have the manpower to do that anymore," the sheriff said in making Friday's announcement, which means his agency will no longer supervise individuals released on their own recognizance to await a court date. At a first appearance before a judge, select defendants are released without having to post bail – cash or property pledged to guarantee his or her return to court on a scheduled date. Defendants who have ties to the community and do not pose a flight risk are often among those most often released on their own recognizance, White said. ...more

March 20, 2009

For Keith McGurn, an early dry season equals stressful times. ...more

March 18, 2009