Michael Desmond has started saving for college, stashing away money he earns washing and waxing his parents' cars. ...more

February 9, 2008

Michael Desmond has started saving for college, stashing away money he earns washing and waxing his parents' cars. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District's adult education department has opened two assessment sites that will help employers determine whether job applicants have the skills they want. ...more

February 5, 2008

SEBRING – The lengthy process of attracting an industry that will bring high-paying jobs to the region and perhaps attract other businesses is moving along. In April of last year, Sebring Regional Airport and the airport's site emerged as the top location for a Rural Economic Development Catalyst Project in the region. The project, which is a pilot program, will target industries with the goal of creating high value-added jobs, capital investment and an economic ripple throughout each region. The targeted industry areas include life sciences, pharmaceuticals, research and development, orthopedic manufacturers. The South Central Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern includes Highlands, Hardee, Hendry, Glades, DeSoto and Okeechobee counties and the communities of Immokalee, South Bay, Belle Glade and Pahokee. ...more

February 3, 2008

Part one of the three-part series. One out of every 15 people in Hernando County has diabetes — an increase of 5 percent since 2001. ...more

February 1, 2008

Hillsborough County has taken the first steps toward joining communities across the nation in putting up cameras at intersections and snapping photos of red-light runners. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County has taken the first steps toward joining communities across the nation in putting up cameras at intersections and snapping photos of red-light runners. ...more

January 25, 2008

TAMPA - Cities across the nation are dipping their toes into the surveillance pool, using electronic eyes at troublesome intersections and snapping incriminating photos of red-light runners. ...more

January 22, 2008

Because trash is a terrible thing to waste, Pasco County commissioners will ask the public for ideas about recycling during a workshop today. ...more

January 16, 2008

Trash is a terrible thing to waste, so county commissioners will ask the public for ideas about recycling during a workshop planned for Wednesday. Commissioners didn't have to accept public comments at the Jan. 16 workshop, but decided this week to let residents and trash haulers speak. ...more

January 11, 2008