Now that the incident of Harvard Professor Gates and Sgt. Crowley has ended with a "happy hour" with the president, one wonders why our president got involved in the matter. ...more

August 5, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is searching for a Placid Lakes woman who was reported missing on Friday. ...more

August 4, 2009

A 29-year-old soldier from Seffner has died in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was in the Konar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. ...more

July 17, 2009

U.S. Marshals have arrested a man accused of knocking a Pasco sheriff's sergeant unconscious Monday during a traffic stop. ...more

July 15, 2009

Animal services officials served a warrant at a Valrico home where they found 8 dead cats and 11 live cats in deplorable conditions. ...more

June 24, 2009

A man charged with stabbing two other Gainesville men late Tuesday was previously jailed in the late 1960s on a Highlands County manslaughter conviction. ...more

June 4, 2009

Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve the theft of 44 guns, including AK-47s and shotguns, from a repair shop in the industrial park. ...more

May 29, 2009

Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve the theft of 44 guns, including AK-47s and shotguns, from a repair shop in the industrial park. ...more

May 29, 2009

A thief armed with a bottle knocked a Spanish-speaking man to the ground last night and stole his wallet containing an unknown amount of cash, according to Sgt. Andrew Markham, from the Sebring Police Department. ...more

May 25, 2009

An 18-year-old pregnant woman was airlifted to a St. Petersburg hospital this morning after her Chevrolet sedan veered off the road and turned over, witnesses said. ...more

May 16, 2009