The following people were booked Thursday, Aug. 27 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

September 1, 2009

I read with interest and concern Jose Lugo's report regarding The New York Times. ...more

August 5, 2009

Your story about putting python snakes in a pit in South Carolina to see if they can survive that far north shows how the government is again wasting money and not accomplishing anything. ...more

July 3, 2009

A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast on Monday, ...more

March 2, 2009

In swift, staccato movements, Bethany Febre makes a series of swipes for her imaginary opponent. She kicks, blocks and punches before the teacher finishes his count of three. ...more

February 25, 2009

Everything was bigger this year. There were more volunteers, more food and more deliveries. ...more

November 28, 2008

An 80-year-old woman is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa after a three-vehicle wreck at U.S. 301 and Trilby Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Alice Richardson Neish of Zephyrhills was traveling north on U.S. 301 when, for unknown reasons, she veered into the southbound lanes, the highway patrol said. She was critically injured after her 2008 Chevrolet Cavalier struck a 1997 Buick before getting broadsided by a 2008 Nissan. The driver of the Cavalier, Maricela Benites-Rodriguez, 31, of San Antonio, was taken to St. Joseph's with serious injuries, as were the Nissan's driver, Michael Hernandez, 50, of Wesley Chapel, and his passengers, Darlene Lugo-Hernandez, 44, and Jonathan Hernandez, 11. The highway patrol was investigating. The victims' conditions were unavailable today. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 30, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 29, 2008

A Hillsborough Circuit Court judge on Monday dismissed armed kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges against two suspected Latin Kings gang members. ...more

July 29, 2008