SEBRING - Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton fired road patrol deputy John Stock on Friday, after an internal investigation into a citizen complaint revealed he used a mobile computer in his patrol vehicle to run the driver's license information of people for non-law enforcement reasons. The complainant alleged Stock had made complaints on him to the Florida Department of Children and Families as well as to Highlands County Animal Control. ...more

July 14, 2008

Starting today, you need to take a class to get a motorcycle license in Florida. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - A throng of motorcyclists and scooter riders spilled into the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles parking lot in Tampa this morning, hell-bent on taking the test for a motorcycle license. ...more

June 30, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies in the county and the state, will be warning and ticketing motorists who break the the Move Over Law. The week-long enforcement is scheduled for June 23 through June 29, Sheriff Susan Benton announced in a press release. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is coordinating it, and Florida Highway Patrol troopers also will be involved. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEBRING — In the old days, which were only a few weeks ago, a Highlands County deputy would cite drivers for speeding in his ticket book. The driver was handed a carbonless copy, and the original went to the sheriff's office, where it was transferred to the county clerk of courts and to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Now, the sheriff's office gives out electronic citations, said Sheriff Susan Benton. ...more

May 4, 2008

TAMPA – Two men pleaded guilty this morning to charges they were middlemen in a bribery scheme through which unqualified people obtained commercial driver's licenses. ...more

April 23, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A St. Petersburg man scuttled off on foot after striking two cars with his pickup Wednesday evening, critically injuring one man, and later was seen running away from his ex-wife's house, police say. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Four people have been indicted on charges they conspired with a former state motor vehicle department clerk to take bribes in exchange for commercial driver's licenses. ...more

January 8, 2008

Nick Bollea's driver's license will be suspended for one year as of Dec. 10, and it could be suspended indefinitely if he doesn't pay the fine for driving 106 mph in Osceola County in April, state officials said Tuesday. ...more

November 21, 2007

CLEARWATER - Nick Bollea's driver's license will be suspended for one year as of Dec. 10, and it could be suspended indefinitely if he doesn't pay a fine for driving 106 mph in Osceola County in April, state officials say. ...more

November 20, 2007