Residents need more notification before workers at the Babe Zaharias Golf Course spray a pesticide to kill worms, city council members said Thursday. ...more

June 6, 2008

MIAMI - Miami-Dade County's public defender says his office plans to refuse most felony cases because state budget cuts mean his attorneys can't effectively cover their caseloads. ...more

June 4, 2008

SEBRING — A Lake Placid veterinarian's push for a new ballot initiative, which would create a new property tax to build a land acquisition fund, may reach the county commissioners next month. Dr. Elton Gissindanner and his supporters convinced the Natural Resources Advisory Commission Wednesday to draft a bill that would create a tax of 0.2 mils, or $10 for a property valued at $100,000 after the $50,000 homestead exemptions are considered. If the county commissioners approve it, it could appear on the ballot in November. Gissindanner said that 29 Florida counties had a conservation fund of some sort. Polk County's program bought more than 12,000 acres so far. ...more

May 29, 2008

MIAMI - Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbid it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

May 29, 2008

Plans by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office to continue reaching out to boaters about the do's and don'ts of an enjoyable but potentially dangerous recreational activity couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. ...more

May 25, 2008

MIAMI - Authorities have arrested a Miami man they say was found with a missing 15-year-old girl from Illinois. ...more

May 23, 2008

A convicted killer faces a new murder charge after the severed limbs of a South Florida jeweler were found in trash bins throughout a Miami suburb. ...more

May 9, 2008

Florida wildlife officers will wait until next week to speak with a Bushnell man who was in critical condition after he was bitten by a pet cobra. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - Florida wildlife officers will wait until next week to speak with a Bushnell man who was left in critical condition after he was bitten by a pet cobra. ...more

May 2, 2008

The Florida Marlins finally have an agreement for the baseball-only ballpark they have coveted for nearly a decade. ...more

February 22, 2008