Area agencies, which receive support from United Way of Pasco County, were asked for their holiday wish lists. Here are some of the agencies' needs: ...more

December 10, 2008

Area agencies, which receive support from United Way of Pasco County, were asked for their holiday wish lists. Here are some of the agencies' needs: ...more

December 7, 2008

Eight-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam faces political newcomer Douglas Tudor in the race for District 12, a seat that serves most of Polk County and parts of Hillsborough and Osceola counties. ...more

October 19, 2008

Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. "We have to get off fossil fuels for the future," said Putnam, R-Bartow, who discussed building nuclear plants and investing in clean coal energy while focusing on using today's resources wisely. Putnam, whose district covers portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Osceola counties and includes cities such as Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven, said health care is a hot topic, especially among the Democratic candidates in this year's presidential campaign. ...more

May 30, 2008

SEBRING — Searchers at the county landfill looking for a baby that was tossed into the trash by a Lake Placid woman located a piece of bedding belonging to the residence, according to Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton on Friday. ...more

November 30, 2007