A few extra miles to the gallon is no longer a difference-maker for car shoppers - at least that is what the national and local trends suggest. ...more

March 26, 2009

Highlands County's population will grow by the more than a hundred thousand for the 57th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race, and that means area law enforcement will be devoting their efforts to keeping fans safe. ...more

March 14, 2009

Drive south on U.S. 27. Just three miles east of S.R. 70, the country begins to change. The Lake Wales Ridge drops dozens of feet in elevation, and the hilly land becomes flat. ...more

February 22, 2009

Three large pickup trucks that serve as workhorses for construction crews, farmers and small business owners are not providing good protection in side crashes, according to tests conducted by the insurance industry. ...more

February 11, 2009

Just for today, it's Sixburgh. Thousands of Steelers fans lined downtown streets Tuesday cheering and twirling Terrible Towels at a parade celebrating the team's victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday's Super Bowl, the sixth for the storied franchise. ...more

February 4, 2009

The number of people in need has swollen so much that Nativity Food Pantry volunteers must distribute lottery numbers to residents waiting in line each Thursday afternoon to receive help. ...more

January 21, 2009

Our condominium documents clearly state that no pickup trucks or motorcycles are allowed. Our board recently changed the rules, saying that pickup trucks and motorcycles are allowed. ...more

December 21, 2008

"It's been a tough year." Stanley Wells doesn't mind admitting it. In previous years, he was selling 65 Dodges and Chryslers a month. In 2008, he's averaging maybe 40. ...more

December 14, 2008

Authorities are warning the public about a band of men posing as a "paving crew" who tried to bully a 77-year-old woman into paying them for "work" done on her driveway. ...more

December 10, 2008

Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day. The Denver couple divorced after six years of marriage but have been forced to live together for months because they can't sell their place or afford to set up separate households in this slumping economy. ...more

December 3, 2008