Sebring firefighters received an important tool recently that will save lives. It's time for every fire department in Highlands County to get one of these, and the sooner the better. Thermal-imaging cameras allow firefighters to immediately scan through walls and smoke-filled rooms to find trapped victims and hot spots that could re-ignite a fire. It's one of the single best technological gadgets produced in recent years that saves lives. ...more

December 16, 2007

Regarding "Stormy Conditions Rage On In Home Insurance Market" (Nation/World, Dec. 2): ...more

December 4, 2007

The next time an unexpected comet shows up in the inner solar system, Amy J. Lovell may not get time at the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico to observe it before it swings back out. ...more

November 25, 2007

Tampa Bay area sports fans are already used to seeing some of their sports icons play on fields named after multimillion-dollar corporations. ...more

November 23, 2007

Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 17, 2007

After Gene McArthur, a member of the Westchase Community Association board, was removed from that post Tuesday amid allegations of bigoted remarks, the association board voted Thursday evening to remove him from any of the organization's community committee posts. WAC President Ruben Collazo requested McArthur's removal from committee posts and the board voted unanimously to do so. ...more

October 12, 2007

Michael Cox has the blessing of his fellow Pasco County commissioners to make a new pitch for a multipurpose sports complex. ...more

September 26, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Michael Cox has the blessing of his fellow Pasco County commissioners to make a new pitch for a multipurpose sports complex. Now he's winding up to lobby the Tourist Development Council. County commissioners Tuesday morning agreed to revisit the sports complex plan and to look into the possibility of bonding tourist tax dollars to help pay for the project, which Cox estimates at about $15 million. ...more

September 25, 2007

What do we have to do to get some action on Little Lake Jackson? We have constructed an alum plant for $300,000 to clear up Little Lake Jackson. ...more

September 17, 2007