A study done by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows the United States has a high rate of single-parenthood. According to the study the U-S has the highest rate with single parents raising 25% of children. Though the economy is causing much financial strain on single-care-givers and families, …

The images of the damage from tornadoes in Georgia, Alabama and other southern states have moved people to find ways of helping those affected. One major need is the blood supply in Alabama. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, in a news release, said there is a critical need for blood donations. …

If you don’t have the time or monetary resources to fly overseas to England to watch the royal wedding, one local pub has a solution. Queen’s Arms Pub owner and manager Jenny Nanson says they’ll be having a viewing party and the fesitivities won’t just be in the early morning. …

The State Senate has approved a bill which would loosen limits on class sizes. It would reduce the number of core courses covered by class size requirements from 849 to 304. The bill now moves on to the House for voting.

The Salvation Army of Florida has been assisting counties in Florida affected by wildfires. Now Salvation Army officers are preparing to help several Southern states devastated by severe storms including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Salvation Army’s Alabama -Louisiana-Mississippi (ALM) Division has already mobilized 10 feeding units and a …

President Barack Obama will travel to those areas hit hardest by a wave of tornadoes yesterday. White House officials say Obama will visit Alabama on Friday and also meet Alabama Governor Robert Bentley. More than 200 are dead in five states from the deadliest tornadoes in nearly 40 years.

Officials seized 9,000 hydrocodone pills on Tuesday from the offices of Doctor Gordon Bunker in Homosassa. Law enforcement officials say they believe he has dealt close to 300,000 since 2005. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Sargeant Justin Ferrara says hydrocodone is not as closely monitored as some other drugs. Bunker is …

A brush fire has broken out at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The fire started earlier this afternoon about three miles from the space shuttle Endeavor’s launch pad. NASA officials say the fire shouldn’t interfere with the shuttle’s launch, which is scheduled for Friday.

An escaped juvenile from Marion County had his first appearance this morning. 17-year-old Yarnel Bagley escaped from Marion County Jail on April 19 and was captured yesterday in Jacksonville. Officers arrested Bagley after a K-9 bit him. He was transported back to Marion County last night.

Florida Senate’s Judiciary Committee approved a bill requiring the parents of a minor to be notified by certified mail before an abortion procedure. Senator Alan Hays says, this bill is one of a series of anti-abortion laws moving through the legislature.