Bail Out Postal Service Stressed by the economy and competition from the Internet and private shipping companies, officials from the U.S. Postal Service have asked Congress for permission to scale back deliveries from six to five days a week, in order to dramatically cut costs. They are considering not delivering on Tuesdays, according to one report. ...more

February 28, 2009

It was a case that threatened to unseat Highlands County's top law enforcement officer: 33 pieces of evidence had been lost, according to an April report. ...more

December 31, 2008

Sheriff Susan Benton's office has completed an inventory of about 8,000 evidence items, said the office's attorney, Mike Durham. ...more

October 8, 2008

State Attorney, Sheriff Agree On Second Inventory By GARY PINNELL Highlands Today ...more

September 14, 2008

A press release from State Attorney Jerry Hill says Sheriff Susan Benton has agreed to account for all guns, drugs, cash and DNA evidence. ...more

September 12, 2008

The operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins, federal regulators said Thursday. ...more

July 25, 2008

A dust-up between the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa Sports Authority was defused Friday when Sports Authority executive director Henry Saavedra agreed the agency would significantly cut its administrative costs. ...more

July 19, 2008

It's unfortunate that Gov. Charlie Crist, who otherwise demonstrated a healthy regard for public resources, failed to veto $12 million the Legislature approved for a new Panama City airport, a boondoggle with little purpose other than to promote development in remote Panhandle woodlands. ...more

June 13, 2008

A long-awaited report on steroid and performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball, which is expected to be released today, will lay blame at all levels of the sport for a widespread drug problem and call for drastic changes in the league's drug-testing program, according to sources briefed on the investigation. ...more

December 13, 2007

GULF HARBORS - Lindrick Service Corp. is advising residents of Perry Place and Lawrence Lane to boil water for cooking or drinking until tests show it's safe to consume. ...more

November 29, 2007