Why is Washington Heights area of Sebring still shut off from the most direct route for emergency care? This has always been a question to me and no one has provided a logical answer. Why was this not considered a problem when they planned the construction of the Sebring Parkway? Now I don't live in this area but I do have children that live in the area and I pray to God nothing ever happens to one of them where they need emergency care and it's delayed because they're shut off from the most direct route to the hospital. It didn't take the county long to tear up Kenilworth Boulevard and have it back in operation, but Highlands Avenue that leads into the Washington Heights area has been shut down for months, maybe even close to a year. ...more

January 10, 2009

The founder of an investment fund that lost $1.4 billion with Bernard Madoff was discovered dead Tuesday after committing suicide at his Manhattan office, marking a grim turn in a scandal that has left investors around the world in financial ruin. ...more

December 23, 2008

The marching bands led a red, white and blue caravan that snaked through downtown Saturday morning to honor the area's military veterans. ...more

November 9, 2008

People in and around Everglades City take stock after Tropical Storm Fay passes through. ...more

August 19, 2008

Neither C.J. West nor Geoff DeGroot believes he can come in and be at the level Greg Jenkins was when he was quarterbacking Wesley Chapel until his senior season this past year, but both are committed to improving to lead the Wildcats this season. ...more

May 23, 2008

For a year, Timothy Robert Chipley had trained for a trip to Thailand to practice a form of martial arts he loves, his friends said. ...more

February 1, 2008

Mel's Hot Dogs is hard to miss, with its red awnings and wiener mobile, a converted Volkswagen Beetle, parked out front. ...more

December 29, 2007

CLEARWATER - A 17-year-old whom authorities say was shot in the back of the head Friday by a 16-year-old passenger while she was driving has been moved out of the intensive care unit, her father said today. ...more

October 1, 2007