Three people say they were beaten when they arrived home Monday night in the River Ridge Country Club subdivision. ...more

June 24, 2009

Florida is flat as a pancake with minimal elevation and is all but surrounded by water. The farthest point inland from the Gulf or Atlantic is just 70 miles, while most of the population lives within 25 miles of the coast on land no more than 20 feet above sea level. We are 18 million people living on a sand bar with more at risk and more to lose from sea level rise than anywhere in the world. ...more

March 29, 2009

Leaf blowers are effective at moving dry leaves and other debris, but they're noisy and generate polluting gases - unless they're electric and the electricity comes from a nuclear, wind or hydroelectric power plant. ...more

March 22, 2009

They can zoom along at up to 80 mph and venture into wet territory where most watercraft cannot go. They are airboats, a growing recreational, albeit expensive, hobby in Florida. ...more

January 30, 2009

Two Spring Hill men looking for money owed to them exacted their revenge by targeting their bosses at their homes, authorities say. ...more

December 2, 2008

They can zoom along at up to 80 mph and venture into wet territory where most other watercraft cannot go. They are airboats, a growing recreational, albeit expensive, hobby in Florida. ...more

November 21, 2008

SEBRING — When the flames during a brush fire start licking the roof, it might be too late to save your home. So the idea is to start early, as about 40 members of the Leisure Lake Homeowner Civic Association learned first-hand Monday. Firefighters with the Florida Division of Forestry showed the residents how to best protect themselves and their structures from wildfires. "There's just not enough fire equipment to save every home, so we're asking the community to protect their homes," said speaker Melissa Yunas of the Florida Division of Forestry at the Lake Bishop Park Community Center. "Take a step to educated yourselves – to protect yourselves." Fire officials told residents about the Firewise Communities USA recognition program, a federal program where participants are grouped by neighborhoods that are deemed most susceptible to wildfires. ...more

February 19, 2008