The Senate Finance Committee, working through amendments to a sweeping healthcare overhaul, today flatly rejected the concept of a “public option,” a government-run insurance plan for people who cannot find coverage privately.
The committee’s 15-8 vote against the option today underscores the depth of division among Democratic leaders pressing for healthcare legislation as well as the [...]
The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s governing board voted today to extend all Phase II and Phase III water restrictions.
Despite some instances of short-term heavy rainfall this summer that caused temporary, localized flooding, all of the counties within the district still have rainfall deficits and water levels are already declining.
The Board voted to continue the [...]
Well-known Citrus County volunteer firefighter Jimmy D. Shields, 61, died on Monday night during a traffic accident.
A preliminary report from the Florida Highway Patrol indicates that Shields veered off the road suddenly on Grover Cleveland Boulevard at about 7:29 p.m. His vehicle flipped in the process, and he was thrown out of his SUV, landing [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Afghan-born man at the center of a U.S. anti-terrorism probe pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to set off a bomb in the United States, and a federal judge ordered him held without bail.
Najibullah Zazi, 24, a Colorado airport shuttle driver and a legal U.S. resident born in Afghanistan, [...]
CNN is charging $1.99 for a splashy new iPhone app that taps the video capabilities of the latest version of the phone to inspire your inner citizen journalist.
The app delivers live streams of breaking news stories and employs a variety of personalization features that let you sign up to get local news, track stories you [...]
Video: A woman was arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he’d been kept for 4 1/2 years, spending most of his time locked in a bedroom closet, police said Monday.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington suffered a dislocated right shoulder Sunday against the San Diego Chargers and might seek a second opinion to determine how long he’ll be out, a person familiar with his status said Monday on condition of anonymity because the team has said little about the injury.
Other media outlets reported Pennington, who [...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s fans are ready to rock with him one last time, as next month’s “This Is It” movie about the late pop star breaks records for advance ticket sales, the studio behind the film said on Monday.
Based on rehearsal footage of Jackson taken in the weeks before the “Thriller” singer’s [...]
Jim Dotson made Florida history Monday afternoon when a crane tilted his wind turbine into the sky next to his hilltop home in south Lake County.
If the egg-shaped generator perched on a 35-foot pole works as Dotson hopes it does, he’ll be able to thumb his nose at those who say the state’s interior is [...]
MANILA — Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors endured squalor in schools, gymnasiums and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 240.
Three days after a once-in-a-generation storm pounded Manila and surrounding regions, officials said they were unable to cope with the enormous number of flood [...]
Student raises money for injured dog
Volunteers ‘carry the day’ at special gathering
Five seated on housing advisory committee
Fire Rescue now offers ‘enhanced services’ to county 
Senior Care recognized at commision meeting
Citrus Memorial announces 2011 Volunteer of the Year
CF administrators recognized for National Guard support