Deputies are still looking for three black males who invaded two Washington Heights homes Friday evening. ...more

January 18, 2009

A grieving husband finds comfort in returning to the work he and his deceased wife used to do to help the hungry. ...more

January 16, 2009

The shooting death of Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Sottile on Jan. 12, 2007, "still doesn't seem real" to his brother, Jimmy. ...more

January 11, 2009

Independent Day School is holding auditions this weekend for "How to Eat Like a Child" and the student version of "A Chorus Line." The shows are part of the private school's Community School of the Arts, and aspiring actors do not have to attend Independent Day School to participate. ...more

January 8, 2009

Limona residents aren't enamored with the idea of having an assisted living facility constructed in the midst of their residential community. ...more

December 31, 2008

In an orange grove east of here, rows of tree stumps mark the hard reality of an endemic disease that growers fear could cripple Florida's $9.3 billion citrus industry. ...more

December 21, 2008

Employees of Peace River Electric Cooperative (PRECO) made a startling discovery when looking for the cause of a recent power outage. Van Crawford and J.R. Gough found that power lines were torn down from four poles along a stretch of Dansby Road near Wauchula. A visual search of the area revealed a single-engine airplane lying upside down in a nearby orange grove. They arrived shortly after the Dec. 7 crash. ...more

December 11, 2008

In a town that was founded as a colony for Civil War veterans, it's no surprise that nearly a half-century passed before a black family moved in. ...more

December 9, 2008

A pilot flying from Leesburg to Fort Myers crashed in a Hardee County orange grove while trying to make an emergency landing this morning. ...more

December 7, 2008

Three intersections in Original Carrollwood will be raised to slightly higher levels this month thanks to a $4 million neighborhood traffic-calming project. ...more

December 3, 2008