After living 60 years in another state, I now make my home in Florida. Since arriving here, I took notice of the lack of commercial vehicle enforcement by Florida and local area law enforcement. What tripped my trigger was a semi that recently had his exhaust brake activated and was very loud. I heard this guy a mile before the intersection of Schumacher Road and U.S. 27. And I continued to hear him as he traveled south from Schumacher Road. Exhaust brakes are not loud if the vehicle is equipped with the proper equipment. But coupled with twin straight pipes and no mufflers (yes folks, no mufflers) it is loud, and that's what people complain about. But more concerning to me are the unsecured loads that are obvious. Large heavy equipment and building materials without load chains securing them to the beds of equipment trailers and trucks. ...more

March 13, 2009

Congress appears poised to grant a four-month delay in the upcoming shutdown of analog TV broadcasts, though broadcasters still will be allowed to go all-digital earlier if they want. ...more

January 28, 2009

With the clock ticking toward the Feb. 17 deadline for TV broadcasters to shut off their analog signals and go entirely digital, analysts say more than 6.5 million households are not ready. Now Congress appears poised to postpone the transition to June — but a delay could bring its own problems. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Senate appeared close to agreement late Thursday on a bill to delay next month's planned transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 — setting the stage for a vote early next week. ...more

January 22, 2009

Construction could begin in 12 months in the southwest corner of Highlands County on a $100-million facility for the training of government and corporate security personnel, as well as law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders to natural or man-made disasters. ...more

November 5, 2008

CLEARWATER - The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday will announce the results of "Operation Tele-Phoney," which is described by the agency as the largest telemarketing investigation in history. ...more

May 19, 2008