The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. ...more

October 8, 2009

what they should do and how they should cope - are everywhere. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Highlands County District School Advisory Council (DSAC) will meet from 6 - 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 in the Garland Boggus Board Room at the School Board of Highlands County, 426 School St., Sebring. ...more

January 31, 2009

She was the first among my friends to die and she left me the legacy of a special conversation. She taught me about opening jars. ...more

December 31, 2008

The National Federation of the Blind says it considers NBC's "Saturday Night Live" skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all blind Americans. ...more

December 15, 2008

A 54-year-old man and his 38-year-old girlfriend were arrested today in Hillsborough County on charges they killed his 4-year-old granddaughter, according to Largo police. ...more

November 25, 2008

Dear Abby: I work for a small, family-owned business. The owner has strong political views and insists on listening to a political talk show during the afternoon, with the volume turned up quite loud. ...more

November 2, 2008

An upcoming event that will benefit people with physical disabilities simply asks its participants to hop on a bike. ...more

October 8, 2008

Dear Abby: After 12 years on the West Coast, my husband and I moved back East last year with our 3-year-old son, "Adam." My parents, my husband's mom and our siblings live here, and we wanted Adam to know his family. ...more

October 5, 2008

VENICE - Police arrested a Venice High School teacher's aide on Thursday after another school employee reported he slammed a 17-year-old autistic student's head into the wall. ...more

September 12, 2008