Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm. ...more

December 14, 2008

Talk about tall orders. When he chose Janet Napolitano to head the Department of Homeland Security, President-elect Barack Obama said, "She will be a leader who can reform a sprawling department while safeguarding our homeland." ...more

December 7, 2008

Like politicians running for office, homeowners in Highlands County should be on the look out for a possible "October surprise" next year. ...more

December 5, 2008

Building a house in a floodplain is like flirting with disaster. But what if homeowners don't realize they are living in a floodplain? What if they build on property that could be submerged the next time a hurricane reaches the Hernando County shoreline? ...more

November 10, 2008

A top official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency admits that the agency was sluggish in its response to Texans affected by Hurricane Ike's devastation, according to a published report. ...more

November 2, 2008

PALM BEACH GARDENS - U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal and a tight race for re-election, admitted today to having at least two affairs but insisted he broke no laws and will not resign. ...more

October 17, 2008

The FBI is investigating whether Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney broke any laws or misused federal money when he hired a mistress to work in his office, a senior federal law enforcement official said. ...more

October 17, 2008

The revised versions of the updated flood maps that set off a wave of controversy last year will be up for review in the coming weeks. ...more

September 25, 2008

Zane Thomas is one of Highlands County officials glad to hear that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the county a $136,000 "Firewise" grant to greatly reduce the chances of wildfires engulfing homes. ...more

September 15, 2008

An effort by residents here to spoil the county's plan to dump thousands of cubic yards of slurry, dredged from the bottom of the channel onto a parcel on Eagle Nest Drive, appears to have worked. ...more

September 13, 2008