The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd from Cleveland on Tuesday, hoping to boost a rotation hurt by an injury to Tim Wakefield and the struggles of Clay Buchholz. ...more

August 13, 2008

SEBRING –– As far as rainfall goes, the last two weeks were rather wet for Avon Park and downright soggy for Lake Placid. So soggy, in fact, that Highlands County Lakes Association Secretary John Ruggiero said he saw the lake, Lake Placid, rise about 10 inches from two weeks ago, which is about what the Archbold Biological Station's rain gauge recorded for that time period, according to the National Weather Service. "If we could even get 5 or 6 (inches) a week, that would be a wonderful thing for the lakes in our county," Ruggiero said. For those who long for the days when they could put a boat out on Lake Jackson, "this is just a spit in the bucket," association vice president Dave McCadam said. He added that the rain patterns over the past two weeks were not that far from normal for the northern part of the county. ...more

July 6, 2008

Americans who want to drive Smart like their European and Canadian counterparts are finally getting their chance. ...more

January 18, 2008

Baseball wants to prevent another tragic accident like the one that killed Mike Coolbaugh. ...more

November 9, 2007