A 13-year-old Avon Park Middle School student was in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice after she reportedly kicked and hit a school official. ...more

September 26, 2008

The University of South Florida took control of the troubled Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute this summer, and on Wednesday it announced that 19 of the center's 71 workers have been laid off, most of them administrators. The cuts will save the center $2 million a year, roughly 40 percent in salaries and benefits. ...more

September 25, 2008

After assuming control of the troubled Byrd Alzheimer's center in July, the University of South Florida laid off 19 of its workers today, most of whom are administrators USF says it can no longer afford. ...more

September 24, 2008

As president of Sebring Meals on Wheels Inc., I feel it's important to recognize the outstanding public service of one of Highlands County's businesses. Positive Mobility, Medical and Non Medical Transport, has offered its driving services free of charge to Meals on Wheels when our volunteer drivers are not available. ...more

September 1, 2008

A 15-year-old Sebring High School boy was in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice on Friday after sheriff's investigators say he was caught in school with marijuana for distribution and then escaped out of the D.A.R.E. van and was recaptured. ...more

August 30, 2008

A Naples man driving through Hernando County had a blood-alcohol level more than five times above the legal limit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 29, 2008

Two months after trimming its budget by $47 million and laying off faculty members and more than 100 staffers, the University of Florida is giving out raises. ...more

July 26, 2008

An expert on family rights who works as a consultant in domestic-violence cases will not be prosecuted regarding allegations he shoved his estranged wife. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - An expert on family rights who works as a forensic trial consultant in domestic-violence cases will not be prosecuted regarding allegations he shoved his estranged wife. ...more

July 14, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court says its OK for sex offenders to possess pornography if it's not "relevant" to their "deviant behavior pattern." ...more

July 11, 2008