Migrant workers who picked citrus in Polk County three years ago have settled a class-action lawsuit alleging they were not paid minimum wage or reimbursed for their costs to travel from Mexico to Florida, as is required by federal law. ...more

January 16, 2010

A House panel voted Thursday to kill the gaming compact that Gov. Charlie Crist negotiated with the Seminole Tribe last August. ...more

January 15, 2010

The city will get federal money to jump-start a stalled affordable-housing project. ...more

January 14, 2010

The first of several public meetings to give residents and business owners information about security cameras on poles in the University Area has been set for Jan. 20. ...more

January 13, 2010

Migrant workers who picked citrus in Polk County three years ago have settled a class action lawsuit alleging they were not paid minimum wage or reimbursed for their costs to travel from Mexico to Florida, as is required by federal law. ...more

January 12, 2010

When Beatriz Fregozo was planning her wedding last year, she didn't expect to encounter ethnic discrimination. ...more

January 9, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union says Mexican-American women were discriminated against while trying to book weddings or anniversary celebrations at the Dade City auditorium. The women say the association initially quoted a deposit amount of $1,000 but raised the price to $1,500 once it learned of their Mexican heritage. ...more

January 8, 2010

A man posing as a U.S. Secret Service agent flashed a fake badge and credentials to con his way past security at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, demanding to meet Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, federal authorities said. ...more

January 7, 2010

This was to have been the year the area west of the University of South Florida got extra eyes. ...more

December 30, 2009

A stakeholders meeting is scheduled for Jan. 13 at the Sebring Civic Center to discuss plans to preserve Highlands County's scrub habitat. ...more

December 28, 2009