University of South Florida leaders today unveiled an ambitious plan to capitalize on their success in their work with diabetes. ...more

November 13, 2008

The scrub habitat that runs down much of the center of Highlands County is home to 26 animal and plant species listed by the federal and state governments as endangered, threatened or species of special concern. ...more

November 12, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools are moving forward with a plan to buy hand-held electronic devices that aid in test-taking and data-gathering, but it's a decision that doesn't sit well with the union that represents school employees. ...more

November 9, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners will take public comments Thursday on how to spend a $19.1 million federal grant to buy and redevelop foreclosed properties. ...more

November 1, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioners will take public comments Thursday on how to spend a $19.1 million federal grant to buy and redevelop foreclosed properties. The money comes to the county through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, part of a broader housing recovery act passed by Congress earlier this year to deal with skyrocketing numbers of foreclosures. ...more

October 31, 2008

The University of South Florida's College of Nursing received a $3.5 million federal grant to hire more faculty and enroll more students to fill a growing nursing shortage. ...more

October 27, 2008

With one of the world's most notable diabetes researchers on her faculty, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said Wednesday that she is preparing to raise money to build a USF diabetes hospital. ...more

September 11, 2008

The committee that was formed to raise money to build a community center in Lake Placid is hopeful the town will receive a $4 million federal grant for construction of a 20,000-square-foot building. ...more

September 10, 2008

A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. ...more

August 27, 2008

The space for the Highlands County Veterans Services building - which serves more than 1,000 veterans per month - will increase tenfold. ...more

August 27, 2008