NEWS & NOTES Wolves' Schinella headed to FSU Newsome junior pitcher Bailey Schinella has verbally committed to Florida State, Wolves softball coach Dawn Vanella said. ...more

December 1, 2009

Health department officials aren't sure whether a man who died was from Highlands County, or whether he died from the swine flu, but his death was established this week by FloridasHealth.com. He was one of 167 in the state of Florida. ...more

November 28, 2009

Peter Roghaar, a television news manager from West Palm Beach, has been hired as the news director at WTSP, Channel 10. ...more

November 24, 2009

The South Florida Water Management District has approved year-round water restrictions that its board says will reduce overall water demand by up to 10 percent. ...more

November 16, 2009

Back in the day, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath was known for his dangerous arm. Now retired in Florida, it's his dog that's dangerous. ...more

November 12, 2009

A state Department of Children and Families employee is accused of stealing from an elderly woman with dementia whose case she was assigned to. ...more

November 12, 2009

There were worse days for Don and Peggy Cook to have lost their home, but the irony was inescapable: on Veterans Day, the bank was foreclosing. ...more

November 12, 2009

The priest was lost in the Channel District and needed directions to Interstate 275, so he tapped a U.S. Marine Reservist on the arm and, in a thick Greek accent, asked for help. ...more

November 11, 2009

An auto insurance company, popular among those with poor credit, has closed offices and stopped writing policies in some Florida areas, including Tampa. ...more

November 6, 2009

An auto insurance company, popular among those with poor credit, has closed offices and stopped writing policies in some Florida areas, including Tampa. ...more

November 3, 2009