Lakeland police are searching for a man who robbed the Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union this afternoon. ...more

November 20, 2008

Art programs, after-school tutoring and early learning programs are among the causes that will get a boost from the Community Foundation of Hernando County's latest round of grant awards. ...more

November 16, 2008

Q Friends who used to live here moved out of state to be with family because neither could work and had little income for two years. Their doctor is recommending they return here for health reasons. ...more

September 2, 2008

What are real estate professionals saying to home buyers and sellers about current market conditions? The successful brokers and sales associates are talking about the strengths that exist in the market — not the negative hype. ...more

August 31, 2008

Dogs Need Their Space Regarding "More Dogs Down And Out" (Metro, Aug. 7): Thank you for alerting the public to the tragedy of local dogs dumped by their financially stressed owners. Sadly, many of these dogs could have happy, loving homes if not for the shortsighted practices of Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, one of the subjects of your article. Their overly strict rules prevent lots of caring, responsible dog owners from adopting. ...more

August 15, 2008

Dog rescue groups across the Bay area are seeing a glut of dogs being dumped. ...more

August 7, 2008

Dog rescue groups are having trouble handling the growing flow of animals, and they are citing the bad economy as one reason. ...more

August 5, 2008

After years of learning to recognize that the Raiders are the enemy, Taed Moses has some adjusting to do. ...more

June 4, 2008

I am building a pool, and we have an electrical receptacle on the back wall of our house. The swimming pool contractor says we have to cover up that outlet and set up another one farther from the pool. Is this necessary? ...more

May 28, 2008

United Way of Hernando County, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, spearheaded the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for Hernando County. Between January and April 15, Volunteer Hernando volunteers prepared free tax returns for more than 700 residents in the county, resulting in refunds totaling a quarter of a million dollars. More than 95 percent of these returns were e-filed. ...more

May 18, 2008