Highlands County's unemployment rate in September was 11.6 percent, up significantly from the 8.4 percent in September 2008. ...more

November 13, 2009

A surprising number of teenagers, nearly 15 percent, think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. ...more

July 1, 2009

Country singer Mindy McCready was hospitalized after she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt, Nashville police said. ...more

December 18, 2008

The widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide while in outpatient care for depression at a Veterans Administration hospital has sued the federal government for negligence. ...more

October 7, 2008

Americans often buy guns for self-defense, a purpose that now has Supreme Court validation. But according to advocates of gun control, those purchasers overlook the people who pose the greatest threat: themselves. Anyone who acquires a firearm, we are told, is inviting a bloody death by suicide. ...more

July 13, 2008

TAMPA -- At its annual statewide conference this week, the Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators named the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Crisis Negotiations Team the 2008 Team of the Year. The crisis negotiations team responds to incidents involving hostage situations, high-risk or armed suicide attempts and armed and barricaded suspects, a sheriff's office news release states. ...more

June 13, 2008