WAUCHULA — A trial for former Zolfo Springs Police Chief David Scheid will be pushed back at least another month because of medical issues with defense attorney Gil Colon Jr. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Monday morning at the Hardee County Courthouse for Scheid, who is facing charges of official misconduct, grand theft, tampering with a witness, fabricating physical evidence and petty theft. However, Colon failed to appear at the courthouse, and an associate with Colon's firm said that the attorney suffered a medical injury to his back while in-line skating this weekend. A jury pool of approximately 80 people was dismissed following the announcement, and a Nov. 20 status conference was set for the case, which will probably lead to another trial date. ...more

October 16, 2007

The doors and windows manufactured by PGT Industries in Venice are hurricane resistant. The company wants to make sure its computer system is just as impenetrable. ...more

October 7, 2007

SEBRING — After two years of eluding a prison sentence that he previously agreed to, sex offender Bruce M. Glaum, formerly of Sebring, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 and a half years in prison. Judge Peter Estrada sentenced Glaum, 33, Tuesday morning at the Highlands County Courthouse to the maximum penalty for a charge of a lewd battery of a minor under the age of 16. ...more

October 3, 2007

Investigators could add more charges this week against a man they think is a serial rapist responsible for six sexual attacks since 2003. ...more

September 25, 2007

Four years ago, Austin Harden and his then-girlfriend made a poor decision in the eyes of the law when they started having sex. ...more

September 7, 2007

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is preparing to turn their back on the children of Florida. ...more

September 6, 2007