A Big Lots employee was outside the store smoking when a Tampa man asked whether she thought he was sexy, and he exposed himself and simulated a sexual act, police say. Police arrested Paul Morales Hernandez at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The incident took place at the Big Lots at 8865 N. Florida Ave., police say. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 45-year-old Tampa man was sentenced today to six months in a halfway house and five years probation for trying to bring a hunting knife onto an airplane. ...more

January 29, 2009

A peanut butter maker that sells bulk supplies to institutions issued a nationwide recall of peanut butter from one its plants because of possible contamination with salmonella. ...more

January 14, 2009

A former Chicago police commander was arrested at his Apollo Beach home Tuesday on federal charges relating to a torture case. ...more

October 22, 2008

Three people eating breakfast on an outdoor patio called for police Monday after a homeless man exposed himself in front of them, an affidavit states. The man, Eric Vickers, 36, was held at Orient Road Jail today on $750 bail. Police charged him with misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs and possessing an open container, an ordinance violation. ...more

October 21, 2008

Police charged a 37-year-old man with misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor after officers found him drinking a beer with a 17-year-old girl, a report states. ...more

September 30, 2008

I had the opportunity to see the University of South Florida play at the University of Central Florida. What impressed me the most is the policy they had on campus concerning drinking alcoholic beverages. You can't walk around the campus with an open container, and you cannot buy beer in the stadium. ...more

September 16, 2008

A Sebring man who was arrested following a series of traffic offenses and a charge of driving under the influence with a revoked driver's license was free Tuesday on $1,500 bond. ...more

August 15, 2008

A truck swerves down the roadway, forcing motorists off the road. Others, outraged by the impaired driver, witness a potential disaster in the making. They call 911. ...more

July 24, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bail after a police chase through downtown streets moved onto the Sebring Parkway and ended when he crashed his van into a light pole in the Ruby Tuesday restaurant parking lot. ...more

July 16, 2008