Is ABC filming the reality TV show "Wife Swap" in Sebring? There is no official confirmation but a rented RV with video equipment alongside was seen parked in front of a home on Loquat Road, off of Golfview Road. ...more

October 30, 2009

More than 92 percent of Cubans say they feel unaffected by the policy changes Raul Castro has instituted since he took over leadership of their island country from Fidel Castro in February 2008, a survey released today shows. ...more

January 16, 2009

The city of Sebring should consider the disbanding or preservation of the Sebring Historical Preservation Commission. As a preservationist and former chairman of the SHPC, I admit that the organization is totally ineffective and no longer preserving the historical buildings in compliance with the state guidelines and the city of Sebring ordinance. With exception to Lorrie Smith, chairperson, the commissioners would rather bend or ignore the guidelines. I have heard numerous times the members state that proper restoration is too costly, so they allow a building to be renovated instead. ...more

January 9, 2009

Flying in the United States has been transformed since the Sept. 11 attacks, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers, and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the biggest U.S. airports. ...more

October 16, 2008

Warren Dixon III and his wife, Andrea Braboy-Dixon, love the serene pond behind their home in the Manchester subdivision but not the trash that washes up on its banks. ...more

September 24, 2008

Shifting Responsibility Regarding "Plenty Share Blame For Gary's Demise" (Our Opinion, Sept. 10): ...more

September 18, 2008

Peter Hanzel of Wesley Chapel thanks everyone who supported his Pasco County Commission candidacy. ...more

September 3, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Homeless people had until noon today to voluntarily remove their personal belonging from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 5, 2008

Expansion and remodeling of the Safety Harbor Library,101 Second St. N., will cost more than originally projected. Designers found the original 14-year-old roof, which leaks during periods of heavy rain, must be replaced, adding to the cost of the project. ...more

January 26, 2008

Every now and then we come across heartwarming stories of survival and beating the odds that put our own problems into perspective. Like that of Sebring High School junior Cody Breen. Breen looks like a regular kid. He plays the trumpet in the Sebring Marching Band and has dreams of graduating from high school and going to college. Just like many other kids his age. But when Breen wakes up, his days are shrouded in darkness like his nights. They have been ever since he was born. Breen has been blind since birth. Is Breen bitter about his congenital disability? No. ...more

November 27, 2007