The detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy is 64; the inmate is 40 years his junior. ...more

November 5, 2009

Former middle school teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can again have unsupervised contact with children, a judge ruled Thursday. ...more

October 30, 2009

Former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can again have unsupervised contact with children, a judge ruled this morning. ...more

October 29, 2009

A judge is expected to decide today whether former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can have limited contact with children. The former English teacher at Greco Middle School teacher is asking to be allowed around a limited number of children of her family and friends as long as she is supervised and the parents of each child agree. ...more

October 29, 2009

A judge is set to decide Thursday whether former teacher and convicted sex offender Debra LaFave can have limited contact with children of her family and friends. ...more

October 27, 2009

The man accused of raping an elderly woman and triggering a massive manhunt is no stranger to Florida prisons – or to being released long before his sentences were slated to end. ...more

September 2, 2009

A man convicted of raping his children's mother at gunpoint was sentenced to 25 years in prison last week. ...more

July 23, 2009

The father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford reminisced about his daughter's life and the need for more funding for child protection organizations Saturday at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. ...more

April 4, 2009

A sandy shoreline runs outside Patrick Wiese's front door. A white crane toes through gentle blue-green waters as the sun beams overhead. The view of downtown is spectacular, the fishing good and the rent free. ...more

March 27, 2009

A convicted sex offender remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond Wednesday, after sheriff's investigators say he moved from his last known Avon Park address without notifying authorities. ...more

March 5, 2009