A 34-year-old Lakeland man followed a carload of females for about 40 minutes, exposing himself to them, Tampa police say. When police stopped Christopher Bucklew, he was naked from the waist down, according to an arrest report. Bucklew was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with five counts of exposure. ...more

October 26, 2009

Researchers have identified a chemical in urine that is closely associated with appendicitis in children and are working to develop a test that could be used to diagnose the condition, a test that would increase both the likelihood of performing surgery before the appendix bursts and prevent unnecessary surgery. ...more

June 24, 2009

Auditions for the musical, "Meshuggah Nuns" will be held at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill, on Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m., and Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. ...more

May 1, 2009

Gag grouper season in the Gulf of Mexico will reopen on April 1 - although anglers must obey new bag limits. ...more

March 28, 2009

The trend lines of sexually transmitted diseases in Highlands County are climbing, according to the most recent statistics released by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

February 25, 2009

Women are becoming geeks when it comes to video games, the Entertainment Software Association's 2008 report found. ...more

October 13, 2008

Regarding "In Tampa, Clinton Bypasses Palin Questions" (front page, Sept. 9): I wanted to applaud Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for taking the high road during her recent visit to the Tampa area, unlike most prominent Democrats and the majority of the press and print media concerning Governor Sarah Palin. Perhaps it's because she has experienced malicious smear tactics from some of the same critics of Palin. ...more

September 10, 2008

There are times in every person's life when we're forced to wonder why the world is the way it is - why certain seemingly universal truths are, well, universally true. For me, those times always occur when I'm faced with some enigma about human nature. That's when I'd really like to ask God, "What were you thinking?" ...more

August 31, 2008

The 240 exotic birds flanking the lanai outside Linda and Alan Loehr's place represent what they hope is the beginning of a thriving business. ...more

June 30, 2008

SEBRING — A Pompano Beach man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond on a charge of grand theft in connection with the theft of iPods from the Sebring Wal-Mart store on April 6. Arthur Davis, 40, also known as James Johnson, John Davis, Richard Rod, Richard Macon, Richard Davis, Arthur Davis Jr., James Davis, Davis Arthur and June Davis, was booked into jail on a single count of grand theft $5,000 or more but less than $10,000. According to the arrest report, Davis and three unnamed female suspects entered the store just after midnight on April 6. According to video surveillance, they four went to the electronics department. The male suspect, later identified as Davis, fiddled with the iPod display case, and then opened it. The suspect then took some iPods and put them in a bag in a shopping cart, the report stated. The females reportedly acted as lookouts. ...more

June 5, 2008