Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday it is pulling the plug on about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation's No. 2 consumer electronics retailer to profitabilit ...more

November 3, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A suspect in a home invasion robbery Tuesday in Lake Placid remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $121,000 Thursday after his arrest on related charges. Robert George Brown, 21, of 145 N.E. Wilson Way, Lake Placid, was booked into the jail Wednesday on charges of kidnapping to commit or facilitate a felony, home invasion robbery with a weapon (firearm), and grand theft $5,000 or more but less than $10,000. A 14-year-old victim reported he was home at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, when Brown knocked at the door and asked for a 22-year-old resident or his girlfriend. The victim told Brown no, so Brown reportedly left. ...more

June 12, 2008