A single-engine airplane went down Tuesday afternoon at Slough Ditch, between County Road 621 and State Road 70 in the southern part of Highlands County, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 3, 2009

A Georgia woman claims Sebring resident Rikelle Purcell, who died last week after what authorities describe as a murder-suicide, was set to leave her abusive boyfriend before she was shot to death. ...more

November 3, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG - A teenager lost control of his car Monday afternoon and crashed into a concrete mailbox, causing flying debris to break a home's window, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 2, 2009

Authorities are looking for a 38-year-old male who has been missing for two days. ...more

October 31, 2009

Hundreds of people waited in line for hours Saturday for the chance to apply to become jailers with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 25, 2009

A man died on Interstate 75 in an accident involving a vehicle and a tractor-trailer carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

October 23, 2009

A sudden rain shower contributed to a pileup that involved dozens of vehicles on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol worked 19 crashes involving 64 vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275. ...more

September 28, 2009

Every now and then a person in handcuffs gets riled up enough to kick out the windows of a deputy's cruiser. ...more

September 25, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Pentagon says a 27-year-old soldier from Orlando has died after his unit was attacked in Afghanistan. ...more

September 7, 2009

Four people were arrested or detained after the driver of a vehicle ran from a Hardee County detective late Friday night. At Country Club Estates of Sebring, the driver bailed out, and was still at large Saturday. ...more

September 7, 2009