The Miami-Dade Police Department was called to a farm early this morning, where authorities say a slaughtered horse was discovered in the open fields. ...more

December 23, 2009

A teenager faces charges in a gruesome string of cat mutilations and killings that have horrified his neighbors and shaken animal lovers in two South Florida communities. ...more

June 14, 2009

Mario Lopez was out of jail for almost a year. A former Miami resident who has served prison terms for grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, Lopez, 45, was arrested again today, accused of swindling more than $2,100 and two passports from people who thought they were paying for a trip to Ecuador, Pasco County Sheriff's Office records said. Florida Department of Corrections records show that Lopez, of 7111 Heibner Ave., Hudson, was released from the Hernando County Jail on March 31, 2008, where he was sentenced to 1 year, 10 months for fraudulent use of a credit card. ...more

March 24, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, March 10 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 13, 2009

A bill passed Wednesday would make human smuggling a third degree felony with a five-year maximum prison sentence. ...more

February 4, 2009

Who is Susan Benton? She's lived in Highlands County since 1978, she's worked in highly visible jobs with the county and the sheriff's office. And she's been sheriff nearly four years. ...more

October 23, 2008

An Austrian tourist died Monday after being bitten by a shark while diving near the Bahamas in waters that had been baited with bloody fish parts to attract the predators. ...more

February 26, 2008

Coming soon to driveways throughout the county: Brooksville Police Department patrol cars. ...more

January 8, 2008

Policy expected to save money, improve recruitment. ...more

January 8, 2008

LAKE PLACID — The arrest of a Lake Placid man Friday on charges of marijuana production was in connection with the Aug. 7 raid and dismantling of a growhouse at 648 Western Blvd., Lake Placid. ...more

September 17, 2007