"Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach," by Meryl Gordon (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28) ...more

December 14, 2008

The husband and sister of a Gibsonton woman in a persistent vegetative state agreed today that the husband is the woman's guardian, heading off a potential dispute akin to the one involving the late Terri Schiavo. ...more

November 25, 2008

A Sebring man was free Monday on $30,000 bail after he was arrested and accused of writing checks for more than $15,000 from his 94-year-old grandmother's checking account. ...more

October 21, 2008

SEBRING — Court fees, traffic fines and an assortment of other charges are going up as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 1790, and clerk of courts officials are scrambling to get the changes recorded before July 1, when these increases kick in. The bill was approved by Gov. Charlie Crist on June 10. The Highlands County Clerk of Court's staff is going through the 73-page senate bill making all the mandatory changes it contains to its fee schedules, said Bob Germaine, senior director of court services. ...more

June 18, 2008