The following people were booked Thursday, July 30 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

August 1, 2009

A man who was seen by witnesses sitting on the railroad track and drinking was struck and killed by a passing train Saturday night, authorities said. ...more

December 28, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Installation of more than 50 miles of new railroad track – stretching from Moore Haven to Sebring – will cause daytime road delays through Tuesday. South Central Florida Express, Inc. is upgrading with new 2007 American-made track to allow for heavier trainloads and increased safety for both company staff and the public, according to Sam Mello, director of roadway maintenance for South Central Florida Express. By press time Friday, work was under way or already completed at five roadway train crossings. The remainder of repairs should be completed by Tuesday. Work was scheduled with road closures at railroad crossings on Sunset Drive, Harris Drive, Lake Mirror Drive, Payson Avenue and Lake Drive East. ...more

January 21, 2008

TAMPA A man was arrested and deputies are looking for another stemming from the theft of 8,000 feet of copper signal wire from CSX railroad tracks on Saturday. ...more

January 15, 2008

A woman's decomposing body was found Tuesday morning in a thick patch of woods adjacent to Brooksville Rock Road. ...more

December 12, 2007

BROOKSVILLE - A woman's decomposing body was found Tuesday morning in a thick patch of woods adjacent to Brooksville Rock Road. ...more

December 11, 2007

The railroads can't win. As a worker bee of a pretty good size customer of the nation's railroads, I know we - and our competitors - are always complaining about the shortage of service. Lack of rail space clogs up ports, rail delays at log-jammed hub cities limit main line trains and drive us nuts. There are not enough trains and tracks to carry all the freight we collectively offer. We are always complaining that the railroad is not expanding its service enough to meet demand, and why don't they do something about it? Don't they care about people? ...more

November 4, 2007