Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. ...more

June 26, 2008

PLANT CITY The former police headquarters is being reduced to rubble as a demolition crew using heavy equipment knocks down walls and hauls away the debris. ...more

June 20, 2008

EAST LAKE -- Pinellas County officials' plan to designate 900 acres of the Brooker Creek Preserve for a future water treatment facility has drawn fire from environmentalists and others. At a Tuesday night town hall meeting at the Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center, county land management and utilities officials presented a revised management plan for the 8,000-plus-acre county-owned preserve. ...more

June 11, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The $500-a-day fines issued to those responsible for what was once an eight-story dirt pile along Sheldon Road will continue, Special Magistrate Christopher E. Brown said during a hearing. ...more

June 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY The $500-a-day fines issued to those responsible for what was once an eight-story dirt pile on Sheldon Road will continue, said Special Magistrate Christopher E. Brown during a hearing Monday. ...more

June 3, 2008

AVON PARK — A property owner that has been at odds with the Avon Park Executive Airport for years over his development plans is pushing forward with a new plan for a 43-acre, 346-unit working-class housing project. Roland Dilley's attorney Warwick "Bud" Furr said the plan for the property, located across State Road 64 from the airport, would not conflict with the city-owned airport's runway protection zones. "We've done everything that they asked us to do," Furr said. "We really think it's inappropriate for the city or the county to object." ...more

May 28, 2008

A 40-acre brush fire near Hillsborough Avenue will be smoldering for the next two to three days, potentially posing health risks for anyone with respiratory problems in the area, fire officials say. ...more

May 28, 2008

INDIAN LAKES ESTATES - Firefighters are battling a pair of brush in eastern Polk County. A 3-acre brush fire is burning near Toronja Dr. and Valencia Dr. in Indian Lake Estates South, east of Lake Wales, said spokeswoman Kristin Guira. A lightning strike to a tree is thought to have caused the fire. ...more

May 24, 2008

Dogs drooling in anticipation of the county's first park built with them in mind will have to wait until summer after all. ...more

May 22, 2008

Still on track for summer opening, officials say. ...more

May 21, 2008