Breaking a nine-month deadlock, the union representing Tampa's firefighters reached a tentative agreement with city officials Thursday on a contract for 2010. ...more

December 11, 2009

Leaders of the International Association of Firefighters Local 754 have agreed to forgo a cost-of-living raise and step increases for firefighters who qualified this fiscal year. In exchange, the city has agreed not to require random drug testing for firefighters and to provide $114,000 this year in tuition reimbursement for firefighters attending school. ...more

December 10, 2009

Tuesday's Washington Heights shooting is officially being worked as a homicide following the death of the 22-year-old victim. ...more

December 9, 2009

Highlands County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Riley says he was hit in the chest by a thrown cellphone Saturday night after being dispatched to a Decatur Street home to check on an argument. ...more

November 5, 2009

The fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fair will be held at the outpatient registration area at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 10. ...more

October 4, 2009

The public is invited to an open house at the new One Poly Place, 107 W. Center Ave. No. 3, Sebring, on Tuesday, June 23 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ...more

June 22, 2009

Hillsborough County Track and Field Championships Results ...more

April 1, 2009

Any reports circulating within the community of a shooting at Sebring High School are false. ...more

March 21, 2009

Any reports circulating within the community of a shooting at Sebring High School are false. ...more

March 20, 2009

GIRLS REGIONQUARTERFINALS CLASS 6A Sickles (19-6) at Sarasota Riverview (20-8): The Gryphons are on the road to face Riverview. Fresh off a loss to St. Petersburg in the District 7 title game that snapped a 10-game winning streak, Sickles is led by Amber Henson, who is averaging 19.3 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, and Bre Crum, averaging 13.6 points. ...more

February 12, 2009