With blustery winds forecast to continue through this week, the Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the county-wide burn ban into its fourth week. ...more

April 9, 2009

Brush fires in Ruskin and Haines City kept Tampa Bay area firefighters busy on Sunday. A blaze in Ruskin that grew to 150 acres was contained by 10 p.m., Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Capt. Bruce Delk said. ...more

March 16, 2009

A wildfire that forced about 25 families to flee their homes Wednesday afternoon will likely keep firefighters busy again today. ...more

February 19, 2009

Faced with the beginnings of the worst wildfire season in 11 years, local fire officials are asking for a total burn ban in the county. ...more

February 11, 2009

Local fire officials are asking for a total burn ban in the county. ...more

February 10, 2009

It takes some rather complicated math to determine how much pollution and environmental impact is created by a Super Bowl and all its trappings. ...more

December 15, 2008

The National Football League, as part of what it calls "the greening of Super Bowl XLIII," is providing mangroves for plantings in the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Area near the Manatee County line and native trees at the McKay Creek Greenway in Pinellas County. ...more

December 9, 2008

Zane Thomas is one of Highlands County officials glad to hear that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the county a $136,000 "Firewise" grant to greatly reduce the chances of wildfires engulfing homes. ...more

September 15, 2008

An out-of-control wildfire burning Sunday near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has destroyed eight homes and threatened thousands more as flames forced authorities to cut power to the park. ...more

July 28, 2008

A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening more than 4,500 homes. ...more

July 5, 2008