Arcadia News

Charlotte County Prospect Show will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The gates open at 7 a.m. at Turner Agri-Civic Center, 2250 N.E. Roan St., Arcadia.

The U.S. district judge who ruled to integrate Palm Beach County's public schools died on Sunday, leaving behind a sea of accomplishments that focused on serving others.

Friday night's Classic Car Cruise in downtown Arcadia was such a hit, the merchants want to do it again next month.

On a recent trip to New Mexico , I soaked up wide-open vistas where ribbons of steel carried an amazing 200 freight trains a day across the desert.

The following events and services are planned in Southwest Florida for Patriot Day, the seventh anniversary of the attacks of Sept.

Hurricane Ike will hit land nowhere near Florida sometime this morning, but panic from the deadly storm has spread across the Gulf of Mexico.

More than 40 years after he was imprisoned, James Joseph Richardson is seeking compensation from the state for wrongful incarceration.

The next time the law dangles four-figure reward money for helping catch a crook, maybe you should get it in writing.

The City Council will review requests for three public events during its meeting Tuesday.

The Hot Fudge Shoppe, long a downtown Arcadia landmark, celebrates its grand opening this weekend in its new quarters.

Before mid-1500s: Before the arrival of the European explorers, the native residents use the Manatee River and a network of trails to travel throughout Manatee County.

DeSoto County Commissioners will consider an application by James O'Leary to operate a bar and an ATV dirt track at the site of Spurs and Spokes on U.S. Highway 17 near County Road 760.

At the Canoe Outpost on the Peace River in Arcadia, staffers have their own gauge to determine when the river reaches flood stage.

DESOTO COUNTY : Residents along the banks of the Peace River are keeping a close eye on the water levels, which are expected to rise this weekend.

DESOTO COUNTY : The torrential rains from Tropical Storm Fay are making residents who live along the Peace River in Arcadia nervous.

Apparently, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence - or so goats belonging to a potential county commissioner seem to think.

DESOTO COUNTY: A 72-year-old pilot is dead after a single engine airplane crashed off of B&R Ranch Road in DeSoto County.

Mark Partington likens himself to a craftsman. His craft happens to be art. "It's about the art of living," Partington said nonchalantly.

Rapist receives 210 years in prison Photo by Matthew Beck Bruce Alan Young is shackled and chained Wednesday morning as he is sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Ric Howard, who sentenced Young to 210 years in ...

Authorities have identified the pilot killed in a small plane crash near Sarasota.