Citrus businessman and agricultural leader Leonard C. (Lenny) Smith III, 57, passed away early Tuesday morning at Highlands Regional Medical Center. ...more

November 11, 2009

The fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fair will be held at the outpatient registration area at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 10. ...more

October 4, 2009

A man was injured Sunday after a shooting lesson between a father and his two children backfired. ...more

September 22, 2009

Representatives from Tampa General Hospital confirmed Monday afternoon that a man struck by lightning while golfing at Spring Lake Golf Resort on Thursday has died. ...more

June 16, 2009

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Alain Hyppolite, the West Palm Beach resident who was struck by lightning Thursday at Spring Lake Golf Resort, has died. ...more

June 11, 2009

Investigators continue to work an early-morning crash in Highlands County that claimed the life of one man. ...more

April 30, 2009

An arraignment date has been set for an Avon Park police officer who authorities think injured a 20-month-old girl while the infant was in his care. ...more

April 7, 2009

A 20-month-old girl, who authorities believe was injured while in the care of an Avon Park police officer, remains hospitalized in very critical condition Wednesday, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

April 1, 2009

Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond Monday, after being charged Sunday with aggravated child abuse of the 20-month-old baby girl of his live-in girlfriend. ...more

March 30, 2009

Three people were injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Road 66 and Skipper Road. ...more

March 20, 2009