The commercials showing drunk drivers seated in their cars bathed in massive amounts of martinis, olives and all, wine or beer until it comes pouring from their car doors and windows at drunk driving check points, at first seem ridiculous or even funny. ...more

December 29, 2009

Dozens of students and parents converged Sunday afternoon where a 17-year-old high school student died Friday after being hit by a car as she tried to cross a busy intersection to get to her school bus. ...more

December 21, 2009

It took roughly an hour of deliberation before a jury returned with a not guilty verdict in the case of an Avon Park man accused of shooting another last December. ...more

December 18, 2009

Cooler temperatures can only mean two things - a rise in population because of returning snowbirds and more cyclists out enjoying the pleasant days and evenings. ...more

December 7, 2009

A man was arrested Tuesday night after police say he stabbed another person in the leg following an argument at an Avon Park bar. ...more

November 27, 2009

An Avon Park man remained in the Highlands County Jail Thursday under an $180,000 bond after being arrested on a warrant accusing him of exchanging sexual explicit correspondences and adult pornography with a 16-year-old girl. ...more

November 21, 2009

Highlands County Health Department's dental program, New Maty's Dental Program, for pregnant women is offering dental care to eligible women based on a sliding scale of zero to 100 percent. A story that ran in Monday's Highlands Today stated otherwise. Highlands Today regrets the error. ...more

October 28, 2009

Avon Park police say a Frostproof man suffered a severe foot injury and was flown to Tampa General Hospital Friday after his vehicle collided with a tree. ...more

October 27, 2009

A 55-year-old driver who ran a red light and hit another car caused a chain reaction of accidents that involved three other vehicles stopped in the opposite lane Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ...more

September 15, 2009

A competency hearing scheduled Thursday for a man accused of severely injuring an Avon Park woman was continued to Oct. 1. ...more

August 28, 2009