A Sebring man remained in the Highlands County Jail Wednesday under no bond following his arrest for allegedly assaulting his brother's girlfriend and snatching her cell phone. ...more

November 19, 2009

Hannelore Hoffmen could see the chaos and hear it outside of her neighbor's home Sunday night: the smoke, the crackling of the fire, the confusion from those who had been inside and the screams. ...more

November 17, 2009

Pass the gravy - plus the phone and the remote control. It's dinnertime in America. ...more

November 16, 2009

Joshua Basso, 29, was looking for sex Wednesday morning and out of minutes on his cell phone, according to Tampa police. ...more

November 13, 2009

Joseph Coleman is likely headed to prison for life. A jury convicted the 56-year-old Lacoochee man Thursday of attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2006 shooting of his then-estranged wife, Sylvia Grant. ...more

November 6, 2009

Joseph Coleman is likely headed to prison for life. A jury today convicted the 56-year Lacoochee man of attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2006 shooting of his then-estranged wife, Sylvia Grant. Circuit Judge Pat Siracusa will sentence Coleman on Dec. 3. ...more

November 5, 2009

Sylvia Grant and her then-husband, Joseph Coleman, stood on the porch of Grant's Stewart Road home on May 1, 2006. ...more

November 4, 2009

Sylvia Grant and her then-husband, Joseph Coleman, stood on the porch of Grant's Stewart Road home on May 1, 2006. ...more

November 3, 2009

A determined Colorado man found his missing cell phone at a trash dump after dialing the number and listening for the ring. ...more

October 31, 2009

Editor's note: Following is a letter sent to county commissioners by County Administrator David Hamilton. ...more

October 29, 2009