Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too - to help convict him of killing four family members.

NEW ORLEANS | Just three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans confronts a new threat from Gustav and a stark question: Will the partially rebuilt levees hold'

LAKELAND | Americans are thinking twice before traveling too far from home this Labor Day.<br>According to the American Automobile Association, 36.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their home for the holiday, a 1 percent decrease from last year.

DUNDEE | Dundee is the latest Polk County city to disband its Police Department and turn over law enforcement duties to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

A recount of votes in Tuesday's School Board election showed Dick Mullenax defeated incumbent board member Brenda Reddout

LAKELAND | If you live in the city and want to have a traditional holiday cookout Monday, the backyard or a drive to elsewhere in Polk County may have to do.<br>Several popular Lakeland parks will be closed on Labor Day. City bosses say the culprit is the inability to pay holiday overtime.

GAINESVILLE | Enough valid signatures were gathered to put a charter amendment on the ballot that, if approved by voters, would override Gainesville's civil rights protection for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.

WASHINGTON | Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.

TOKYO | Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 by 700,000 vehicles to 9.7 million Thursday, showing that even one of the world's most durable automakers is being hurt by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices.

WASHINGTON | The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.