Wait a minute, Mr. Postman. That's all Philip Fortuna could think as he opened his mail Wednesday morning and saw the contents of a package sent to his Pinellas Park home from the U.S. Postal Service. ...more

October 30, 2009

"One Tree Hill" actor Antwon Tanner has pleaded not guilty to involvement in a Social Security scheme. ...more

April 17, 2009

The malicious Conficker Internet worm is trying to reach its creators more aggressively today, but it hasn't launched the cybercrime spree many feared. ...more

April 1, 2009

Florida's Attorney General is warning residents about companies offering to file unemployment compensation claims for a fee - because online filing is free and secure. ...more

March 6, 2009

University of Florida officials say an intruder has gained access to a computer system that contained the personal information of more than 97,000 people. ...more

February 20, 2009

University of Florida officials say an intruder has gained access to a computer system that contained personal information for more than 97,000 people. ...more

February 19, 2009

The roughly 21,000 Florida residents whose credit card information may have been accessed by a hacker who got into records of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last year should monitor their credit reports, the state's attorney general warned today. ...more

February 16, 2009

I hope that some in Congress recognize the tremendous amount of pork/paybacks that this stimulus bill contains: $2.4 billion for carbon capture products; $4.19 billion for Acorn, who is under federal investigation for voter fraud across the Northeast; $400 million for more global warming research; $50 million for National Endowment of The Arts; $200 million for refurbishing the National Mall. And this is just the tip of the  iceberg. The Employee Free Choice Act is a giveaway to the unions that supported Mr. Obama. ...more

February 14, 2009

A public records request of all 67 school districts in the state relating to school employee health insurance coverage has been upheld by the State Attorney General. ...more

November 16, 2008

Floridians are lucky to live in a state that requires their government at all levels to operate in the sunshine, where almost every record and meeting is open for all to see. That's the only way a democracy can thrive, and the best way to stop corruption before it starts. It's a basic tenet of what Highlands Today believes, and critical to our role as public watch dogs. However, there are times when this is carried a bit too far, and that's apparent with a case sweeping across the state. ...more

November 16, 2008