Carol Musco's neighbors moved out last July, another casualty to the foreclosure crisis. ...more

April 2, 2009

Deputies patrol forclosures on a case-by-case basis ...more

April 1, 2009

With federal stimulus dollars on their way to Florida - but possibly not quickly enough - Gov. Charlie Crist announced he is holding back 15 percent from state spending in the remaining fiscal quarter. ...more

March 20, 2009

Highlands County officials, in conjunction with local fire departments and the Florida Division of Forestry, has implemented a countywide burn ban effective immediately. ...more

March 17, 2009

Nearly 100 federal banking regulators descended on Citigroup in New York on Wednesday morning. Dozens more fanned out through Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big banks across the nation. ...more

February 14, 2009

On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: a pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE. ...more

February 5, 2009

Highlands County's first written policy on employee cell phone use, adopted Tuesday by the county commissioners, is designed to provide better oversight and could lead to cost reductions. ...more

December 12, 2008

Monte Kiffin's reign as the greatest defensive architect in Bucs history may be drawing to a close. ...more

December 1, 2008

The members of the current Hernando County School Board may not be sure how to handle a longtime program that teaches kindergarteners how to swim, but school board candidate Gene Magrini is. ...more

October 8, 2008

Tarpon Springs city commissioners want to control where chain-store businesses and restaurants can locate within the city. ...more

September 6, 2008