While many couples across the country went out of their way to schedule their weddings for Aug. 8 as a way of securing good luck, a South Shore couple took the theme in a slightly different direction. Carmine and Joanna Caporaso planned for their second son, Ryan, to be born on Aug. 8 at Brandon Regional Hospital. However, the Caporasos ended up taking the 8-8-08 gimmick to the extreme — the infant was born precisely at 8:08 a.m. "We had selected that date a while ago and my surgery was scheduled for 7:30 a.m.," Joanna said. "Once we were in there, and we saw that it was getting to be close to 8:08 a.m., I told them, 'If we can make it happen, let's try to make it happen.'" ...more

August 15, 2008

Life is filled with "should haves," and the words "if only" can echo in one's brain for years. ...more

August 5, 2008

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office found a body today morning, suspected to be of missing 41-year-old man Michael Bergeron. ...more

July 29, 2008

SEBRING - One of the victims of a two-vehicle crash near the Raceway gas station south of Sebring died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital, a Florida Highway Patrol press release stated. Harland Hoeft, 92, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, more than a day after he pulled his 1998 Oldsmobile off of Orange Boulevard and into the path of a northbound 2002 Chevrolet. ...more

July 20, 2008

Heartland National Bank opened the new Sun 'n Lake North office June 30. ...more

July 20, 2008

The Highlands Red Cross will have a new volunteer information meeting at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 8 at the local office at 106 Medical Center Ave., Sebring. ...more

July 17, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the United Kingdom's Serious Organised Crime Agency came together to help fight transcontinental organized crime. ...more

July 15, 2008

The triathlon scheduled for this morning at Sand Key Park has been canceled because of bad weather. ...more

July 13, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are the latest business to use free gasoline to fuel interest and sales. The Rays and Hess Express are offering $5 Hess gas cards to all fans who attend the July 18, game against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to a team press release. ...more

July 6, 2008

PORT RICHEY – Detectives with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office have released two photos of a suspect in Tuesday's robbery of a SunTrust Bank, 7612 State Road 52. ...more

July 2, 2008