They know they don't have $10,000 to spend on campaign signs. They have made only a few so far, but they want their message to be heard and seen, no matter how much they are being outnumbered or outspent. ...more

September 22, 2008

A Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $110,500 bond Monday after he was arrested Friday night and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Highway Park Sept. 7. Elbert McFarlane Heron, 28, of 130 Zion St., was booked on charges of attempted second-degree murder, firing a weapon or discharging a firearm in public, firing a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling, vehicle or building and firing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle. ...more

September 15, 2008

Janice Vogt has a little bit of everything in her Seminole Heights gardens, but the front yard is devoted to roses. ...more

August 28, 2008

Teresa Kotch has a little more peace of mind now that a rocket found in her front yard has been blown to bits. ...more

August 26, 2008

TAMPA – A man is in stable condition this morning after being shot trying to stop thieves from stealing his bicycles, police said. ...more

August 26, 2008

Corps finds rockets at former gunnery range. ...more

August 26, 2008

A Winter Haven man was arrested today in connection with the death of his girlfriend Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 25, 2008

A man in a fistfight with his stepfather in the front yard of their Manatee County home this morning set fire to the house when he realized his mother was calling 911, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 24, 2008

Alan Stephens woke up this morning to find his oak tree lying across the corner of his house, courtesy of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 23, 2008

A woman was charged with child neglect Thursday after a motorist saw her 3-year-old son wandering around her front yard. ...more

August 16, 2008