Investigators began gathering pieces of the incinerated wreckage of a commuter airliner early Saturday in search of clues to the cause of the fiery crash that killed 50 people. ...more

February 14, 2009

The number of Florida's kindergarteners showing early literacy skills reached its highest point to date and Highlands County scores improved on all three screening tests administered to kindergarteners. ...more

December 28, 2008

In fiscal year 2007-08, the county issued just 397 single-family home permits, an 835 percent drop from the boom years of 2004-05. ...more

December 18, 2008

There was nothing Juanita Looper couldn't teach. A former "Teacher Of The Year" for Brooksville's Eastside Elementary School, Looper, 55, was in her 30th year of teaching, after teaching every grade level. ...more

January 8, 2008

Parents will hear different proposals this month for how the school district plans to deal with high and low enrollment in area middle schools. ...more

January 2, 2008

Divorce isn't just a family matter. It exacts a serious toll on the environment by boosting the energy and water consumption of those who used to live together, according to a study authored by two Michigan State University researchers. ...more

December 4, 2007