A Panama City Beach toddler is in critical condition after having a nail removed from her fractured skull and her parents are in jail on drug and child abuse charges. ...more

October 2, 2009

A 30-year-old Hudson man is accused of throwing a 12-year-old boy against a wall. ...more

September 17, 2009

Indonesian officials struggled Saturday to identify the two suicide bombers behind the deadly attacks Friday at two American hotels in Jakarta, even as they said more clearly that the men appeared to have had ties to a Malaysian Islamic extremist. ...more

July 19, 2009

Don't have time to wash your dog, clean its ears and clip its nails? ...more

May 13, 2009

The sides of the rectangular pit revealed a cross-section of earth: grey and lumpy on top, smooth yellow sand underneath. ...more

March 14, 2009

What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired or that your nails really don't keep growing after you die? ...more

March 14, 2009

The building department has been bleeding money ever since the falloff in construction. ...more

March 14, 2009

A special thank you to the following businesses who helped make the Florida Hospital Volunteers 2009 Tent Sale in Lake Placid a great success: U-Lock-It Storage, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreen Drug Store, Tower Restaurant, Happiness Farms, D and D Nails, Heron's Garden, Kelley's Florist, Chef Buddy's Deli, Domino's Pizza, Wauchula State Bank, Winn-Dixie, Publix and Sweetbay. Your support of our Lake Placid community is greatly appreciated. ...more

February 13, 2009

Imagine how you would look and feel if you never bathed, brushed your hair or trimmed your nails. To be healthy and happy, your companion animal needs basic grooming, too. ...more

January 11, 2009

The police interview with Charles Jackson Friedlander, a child abuse and exploitation suspect, was played for the jury at his trial. ...more

December 9, 2008