No local races are as hotly contested in Highlands County as the sheriff's race. No race draws as much attention, nor as much nastiness. This election season we have two extremely strong candidates. When all the nonsense being spouted on both sides is pushed aside, incumbent Sheriff Susan Benton and Ron Grimming both are well qualified and would serve our county well. ...more

October 24, 2008

A cervical cancer vaccine that has been recommended only for U.S. residents has become a requirement for all new female immigrants ages 11 to 26, sparking an outcry over the order's safety and cost. ...more

October 22, 2008

. If Brett Favre really did leak inside information about the Green Bay Packers' offense to help the Detroit Lions beat his former team last month, the three-time MVP's reputation among his fans in Wisconsin would likely take a hit. ...more

October 21, 2008

After Orient Road Jail inmate Brian Sterner was dumped from his wheelchair by a detention deputy, jail video of it spread like a disease on the Internet and airwaves. ...more

September 11, 2008

An independent review commission on jails will present its final report today to Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee. ...more

September 10, 2008

A bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country's top justice official, who say it would undermine women's rights and could be a government attempt to more deeply enshrine its strict Islamic interpretation into law. ...more

September 5, 2008

The idea of banning outboard motors in the Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve has not gathered steam on a local task force considering the possibility of Hillsborough County designating its first pole-or-troll zone. ...more

June 28, 2008

A general whose command of the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from 2004 to 2006 was marked by controversies over the treatment of prisoners is the new chief of staff at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

June 21, 2008

It is meant to be a celebration of childhood, but in Sichuan province on Sunday, Children's Day turned into a day of mourning and a provocation to parents whose children were crushed to death by falling school buildings during the powerful earthquake three weeks ago. ...more

June 2, 2008

Frustrated with continuing problems in the affordable housing office, four Hillsborough county commissioners - a majority - called Wednesday for the firing of its leader. ...more

May 8, 2008