Police believe a series of home invasions targeting middle-aged and older women has climbed from two to five. ...more

March 16, 2009

Former Marine Cpl. Steven Lee Fickey has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and stealing identities of other Marines, court records show. ...more

August 19, 2008

It was a shopping extravaganza. Not at a chic mall, but in a converted area of Jefferson High School's gymnasium, where tables were filled with gift cards, movie passes, jewelry, flat irons, purses, makeup bags, University of Florida, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jefferson High shirts, footballs, basketballs and candy. ...more

December 15, 2007

SEBRING — It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and it's barely November. Decorations hang in the stores, commercials advertise the latest toys and Santa Claus even made his first appearance of the season at Wal-Mart on Saturday. Frances Williams and her brother Ron Sykes spent Monday morning shopping for trimmings for their Christmas tree. "We wanted to buy everything while it's still in stock," Williams said, as she loaded blue ornaments into her shopping cart. "They have it out, so why not get it and avoid the rush … But we won't put up the tree until after Thanksgiving." ...more

November 6, 2007