One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs Saturday shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital. ...more

March 4, 2009

There's no doubt this recession is having a huge impact on consumers, and as a result, they're cutting back on spending and saving more. ...more

February 15, 2009

A West Pasco man who is a convicted felon landed in jail again Thursday. He was discovered growing 97 marijuana plants, trafficking in prescription drugs and possessing 185 rounds of 9mm ammunition and is facing a variety of charges, according to the Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 30, 2009

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" leads the Academy Awards with 13 nominations, including best picture, and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji Phenson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. ...more

January 23, 2009

A Spring Hill woman is accused of having sex with a teenager and supplying him with the prescription drugs that led to his overdose. ...more

January 22, 2009

A company offering a free card for discount prices on prescription drugs is asking the Highlands County commissioners to participate at no cost in the company's marketing plan. ...more

January 19, 2009

Roberta Wido said Monday she always knew the man who gunned down her 82-year-old husband before her eyes in their Timber Oaks home last summer would be caught. ...more

January 13, 2009

Roberta Wido said Monday she always knew the man who gunned down her 82-year-old husband before her eyes in their Timber Oaks home last summer would be caught. "I knew they would get him," she said hours after a public announcement of the arrest was made. "I have confidence in the sheriff and his men and his women." ...more

January 12, 2009

A Hernando Today letter writer doesn't think much of the county's feeble attempts to help us dispose of unwanted prescription drugs at the local dump at least a 20-mile drive outside of Brooksville. He's right, but he's only scratched the surface of a major county drug challenge. ...more

January 7, 2009

Prescription drugs now kill more Floridians than heroin or cocaine, yet the state does not monitor the prescribing and dispensing of deadly painkillers, such as oxycodone. ...more

January 6, 2009