Paul Haney, who was known as the "voice of NASA's Mission Control" for his live televised reports during the early years of the space program, died of cancer Thursday. He was 80. ...more

June 1, 2009

POLK COUNTY Within four hours on Wednesday, a multi-agency traffic enforcement detail along U.S. 27 - conducted by the Florida Highway Patrol - issued 275 citations. ...more

November 15, 2008

Florida saw traffic fatalities drop for the second straight year in 2007, although Highlands County's numbers rose slightly. ...more

October 18, 2008

Don Frasch of Hudson recently was promoted to the position of Commodore and elected by a unanimous vote as the new leader of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary District 7. ...more

October 4, 2008

In its freshest set of troubles, the American Red Cross is cutting a third of the 3,000 jobs at its national headquarters in an overhaul intended to eliminate a $200 million deficit within two years. ...more

February 2, 2008

An American diplomat was fatally shot early Tuesday by gunmen in a car that sped past his vehicle, cutting it off, as he was being driven home in Sudan's capital, officials said. ...more

January 2, 2008

A former immigration enforcement agent who was based at MacDill Air Force Base was arrested Friday night in Tampa in connection with the alleged rape of a 39-year-old Jamaican detainee, according to records and published reports. ...more

November 18, 2007

TAMPA - A former immigration agent employed at MacDill Air Force Base was arrested in Tampa Friday night in connection with the rape of a 39-year-old Jamaican detainee, according to records and published reports. Wilfredo Vazquez, 35, is accused of sexually assaulting the mother of two at his Tamarac home, in Broward County, on Sept. 21, the Miami Herald reported in today's edition, citing a criminal complaint filed Friday in Miami federal court. ...more

November 17, 2007

Four men from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units covering North Pinellas and West Pasco are on their way home from Canada where they won first place in an International Search and Rescue competition. ...more

October 10, 2007

Four men from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units in north Pinellas County and west Pasco County have headed home from Canada after placing first in an international search and rescue competition. ...more

October 10, 2007