Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. ...more

October 12, 2007

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail on a no-bond hold, after reportedly molesting a 4-year-old child who he baby sat for the last year. Kendrick Matthew Clarke, 20, of 1030 E.O. Douglas Ave., was charged with sexual assault by a person older than 18 years old on a person less than 12 years of age (a capital felony) and child abuse, cruelty toward a child without great harm (a third-degree felony). On Sept. 12, the child's mother called the sheriff's office explaining that Clarke, an acquaintance, periodically took care of her child. ...more

October 2, 2007

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting the ceremony of the POW–MIA at Veterans Square down town Avon Park on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. (Please bring your own lawn chairs.) ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - A 35-year-old man apprehended Saturday, two hours after he allegedly forced his way into a residence and robbed the two occupants, also was wanted in the fatal stabbing of a Ruskin man in July, Tampa police said. ...more

September 15, 2007

TAMPA — A 43-year-old Bradenton man was arrested this afternoon and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, Tampa Police said. ...more

September 3, 2007