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September 10, 2008

The Sebring girls swim team had four first-place finishes and Megan Wolfe set a school record in the butterfly as the Blue Streak ladies swam to a first-place finish on Tuesday at a swim meet hosted by Lake Region High School. ...more

September 4, 2008

LARGO - A 42-year-old woman was arrested late Sunday on charges she repeatedly exposed a breast to girls at a residential mental health facility where she was a temporary residential aide. ...more

January 7, 2008

AVON PARK — Because of the way Florida statutes were written, where the line between lewd molestation ends and child cruelty begins may surprise some people. A 17-year-old girl reported Wednesday that she was inappropriately touched by her friend's father on Oct. 3, in the afternoon after an overnight visit. Her mother said she was outraged Friday to learn the suspect was being charged with child cruelty rather than some form of molestation. The mother and victim's name have been left out to protect the alleged victim. Stephen Lance Walker, 56, of Avon Park, was released on $5,000 bail Thursday after he was booked into the Highlands County Jail on Oct. 3 and charged with cruelty toward a child - abuse without great harm. ...more

October 7, 2007