Avon Park City Council members chose Maria Sutherland, city project manager, as the interim city manager during a special meeting Monday. ...more

November 17, 2009

He was her best friend, he was her family. And he never left her side. ...more

November 13, 2009

The city council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 11, 2009

The City Council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 10, 2009

A Fort Lauderdale man only needs to sign a few legal papers to start receiving $179,000 from the state and become the first wrongfully convicted person compensated under a new Florida law. ...more

November 2, 2009

A wrongfully convicted man set to receive $179,000 from the state says he won't sign the compensation documents. ...more

November 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The developers of Connerton are negotiating with an unnamed, deep-pockets investor to buy the struggling development in the heart of Pasco County. ...more

October 29, 2009

Outback Steakhouse debuted a new look for its restaurant Thursday night during a media dinner at its South Tamiami Trail location. The 6,300-square-foot restaurant, which was built in 1989 as the third in the Outback chain, was demolished in May and rebuilt in less than four months with a new interior design and layout that better supports curbside customers. ...more

September 5, 2009

GANDY/SUN BAY SOUTH - The Sticks 'N' Stuff building on Gandy Boulevard was mostly rubble last week as the demolition and clearing of the site for the Wal-Mart supercenter continued. ...more

August 19, 2009

Gracyn DenBesten sat in her hospital bed and held out her hands. Her doctors placed an enlarged, discolored-looking blob in her palm. ...more

July 4, 2009