Two men remained in Highlands County Jail on Wednesday, following their arrest late Monday or early Tuesday, after a 34-year-old man reported they beat him and forced him to give them his Xanax pills. ...more

July 17, 2008

Police ordered angry customers lined up outside an IndyMac Bank branch to remain calm or face arrest Tuesday as they tried to pull their money out on the second day of the failed institution's federal takeover. ...more

July 16, 2008

One person was found dead inside a burned-out house Friday after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through a rural community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks. ...more

July 12, 2008

For Clay and Nancy Henphill, running from raging wildfires has become a familiar routine. ...more

July 10, 2008

Firefighters saved a downtown Sebring home from a fire early Tuesday morning. ...more

July 2, 2008

A body unearthed late Wednesday behind a partially burned home is slaying victim Theresa Jones. ...more

June 20, 2008

HOLIDAY - A body unearthed late Wednesday behind a partially burned home is slaying victim Theresa Jones. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEFFNER - A man who refused to stop his vehicle for Florida Highway Patrol troopers early Tuesday morning fled on foot and was found hiding in a tree, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — Florida agricultural leaders say the federal government has cleared the state's tomatoes of being the cause of a national food poisoning scare, according to the Associated Press. Amid a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes, many fast-food chains and grocery stores had removed or stopped selling them altogether the last couple of days. On Tuesday, before this announcement was made, eateries, groceries and consumers were adjusting to a voluntary ban on most fresh tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

LUTZ - After getting into a woman's car early Tuesday morning and swiping several prescription pills inside, a Lutz man stole the woman's "pink lady" revolver and threatened to shoot her with it, according to an arrest report. ...more

June 4, 2008