As the granules of sand in the hourglass trickles away the final hours, minutes and seconds of 2008, the white robe worn by Father Time is soiled and tattered from one of the most tested years in history. ...more

December 31, 2008

LORIDA The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is still seeking the identity of a woman found dead Monday in a citrus grove near Buckhorn Road in Lorida. "We're still hoping to get a citizen who can provide us information in that regard, (or) a loved one or friend," said Lt. Tim Lethbridge, with the Criminal Investigations Unit, on Tuesday. The victim was listed as between 45 to 60 years of age, of apparent Hispanic ethnicity, 4 foot 10 inches tall and 123 pounds. She also had short, black, graying hair and was found dressed in shorts and a T-shirt. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an unidentified woman found in a citrus grove in Lorida. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an unidentified woman found in a citrus grove in Lorida. ...more

October 14, 2008

An 83-year-old woman fought off an armed robber who approached her with a knife Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Sweetbay grocery store. ...more

September 10, 2008

There was always going to be one game where character counted. There had to be, because the rest of the world had simply gotten that much better. ...more

August 26, 2008

A slight woman with thick-framed glasses and somewhat disheveled graying hair wore an orange jail jumpsuit Tuesday as she sat in federal court. ...more

November 28, 2007

TAMPA U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun III Deloris Jean Baines threatening president ...more

November 27, 2007

Four years after she won a city council seat, making her what is believed to be Georgia's first transgender politician, Michelle Bruce is battling a lawsuit launched by an unsuccessful opponent who claims she misled voters by running as a female. ...more

November 23, 2007