Five years after Charlie Wittmack trudged to the top of 29,035-foot Mount Everest, he's poised to complete a rare adventure sports double by swimming the English Channel. ...more

August 29, 2008

University of Miami quarterback Robert Marve was told Friday he has been suspended for the season opener against Charleston Southern, his former high school coach and others confirmed Saturday. The suspension stems from an incident last year in Coconut Grove. ...more

August 24, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond Monday after Avon Park police said he carjacked a pickup on Aug. 3, belonging to a Miami man. ...more

August 20, 2008

Police released new information Tuesday from their investigation of the carjacking of a 1997 Dodge pickup truck belonging to a Miami man, who picked up a hitchhiker at about 11 p.m. Sunday at the Race Trac gas station. ...more

August 6, 2008

Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

July 5, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park man remained in Highlands County Jail on $5,250 bond, after sheriff's deputies reportedly had to zap him with a Taser when he resisted arrest after a car chase. Eddie Baez, 37, of 336 W. Mandan Road, was booked June 13 on charges of fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer with disregard to the safety of persons or property, battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal mischief $200 or more but less than $1,000, trespassing and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence. Baez was also charged with violation of probation in Miami-Dade County for burglary, grand theft and petty theft. ...more

June 21, 2008

A Miami-Dade County man has been charged with practicing medicine illegally at parties where women take shots of silicone to make their butts bigger. ...more

June 20, 2008

One of Miami's longest-serving federal judges was honored at the downtown courthouse for his upcoming 90th birthday. ...more

June 15, 2008

Pasco County planning commissioners cleared Cobb Theatres to serve alcohol at the company's 16-screen megaplex under development at The Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center. ...more

June 12, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - With gas hovering around $4 a gallon, one less day of driving to the office can make a big difference. ...more

June 11, 2008