For Riverview distance runner Michael Babinec, it seems the best is yet to come. ...more

November 11, 2009

For Riverview distance runner Michael Babinec, it seems the best is yet to come. ...more

November 11, 2009

Arcadia is betting that solar energy — more specifically, a cutting-edge solar plant being built in DeSoto County — will provide hundreds of jobs and an even bigger economic boost. ...more

October 27, 2009

Rick Porcello has a bright future for the Detroit Tigers. ...more

March 21, 2009

When Hernando High guidance counselors called Briana Drayton to the school office, the 18-year-old senior wondered what she could have done wrong. ...more

March 20, 2009

As the sun begins to set, 14-year-old Kelsey Morris slides into a pink-and-white leather motorbike suit and leaps onto a Honda 125, which stands nearly eye-level with the 5-foot-3, 125-pound teen. ...more

March 16, 2009

Since June, three members of a neighborhood troop have received the highest honor possible from the Girl Scouts of America. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Highlands County School Board needs to re-think taking sports programs out of the school system. As a parent I know how much sports means to kids in school. It's a real motivator for some kids to stay in school. Be real, school is not the most exciting thing to kids. It wasn't when I was in school and we didn't have all these tests to prepare for as they do today. But having a sports program made me and some of the kids today want to remain and do well in school. ...more

January 31, 2009

No one is going to outwork Sebring's Camiel White. The junior golfer combined a strong work ethic with outstanding ability to lead a young Blue Streak squad to a second-place finish in the Class 2A-District 3 tournament and a spot in the regional tournament. ...more

January 1, 2009

Bruce and Sylvia Pardo started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future - an upcoming marriage, a combined income of about $150,000, half-million-dollar home on a quiet cul-de-sac and a beloved dog, Saki. ...more

December 28, 2008