The after-Christmas shopping crowd disappointed many retailers Friday as consumers continued to save their money. For many businesses, this year's holiday shopping season was anything but merry. ...more

December 27, 2008

As the holiday shopping season winds down, local and federal statistics show that reported incidents of shoplifting have increased this year. ...more

December 27, 2008

As the holiday shopping season winds down, local and federal statistics show that reported incidents of shoplifting have increased this year. ...more

December 26, 2008

When people learn he killed his ex-wife and her ex-husband, Khemraj Dhani said into the recording device, they should not blame Dhani - it's the court system in Bartow, which gave her everything, he said, that should be blamed. ...more

December 25, 2008

A second try at a semi-successful TV caper wound up costing three suspects a shoplifting charge. ...more

December 13, 2008

A Zephyrhills man faces grand theft charges after city police say he was caught shoplifting at a local Walmart during Friday's after-Thanksgiving shopping. ...more

November 29, 2008

A suspected shoplifter was arrested Tuesday with enough ill-gotten prescription pills in her purse to warrant a drug trafficking charge, a report shows. ...more

November 20, 2008

One week after it opened, The Shops at Wiregrass saw its first shoplifting arrest on Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

Since 1998, Highlands County's population has grown from 80,500 to around 99,000. ...more

October 26, 2008

The three suspects connected to the attempted robbery at Brannen Bank on Tuesday also had attempted to rob another bank in Temple Terrace that same day, authorities said. ...more

October 16, 2008