The city of Sebring was again disrupted by the arrival of suspicious envelopes, and the target this time was the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. Just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, two envelopes containing a suspicious white powder arrived at the sheriff's office in the mail, according to Lisa Burley, the sheriff's chief of staff. Sebring woman arrested for suspicious powder incident ...more

July 22, 2009

A staff sergeant at MacDill Air Force Base is accused of beating a 4-year-old boy with a belt over bad behavior at school, officials said. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Special Operations paratrooper died who died Thursday afternoon after landing in a lake at Gadsden Park has been identified as Col. James L. Merchant III, 46. ...more

January 30, 2009

I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. ...more

December 6, 2008

Skydivers made a dramatic entrance last week into Morning Star School of Tampa. ...more

November 26, 2008

FOREST HILLS Skydivers made a dramatic entrance this morning into Morning Star School of Tampa. ...more

November 17, 2008

A former Secret Service agent who helped protect the vice president has been made commander of Hillsborough County jails. ...more

September 30, 2008

Two members of Highlands County's law enforcement community received recognition Monday from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, when members arrived in Highlands County to commend sheriff's agricultural Deputy Fred Tagtmeier and Lake Placid Police Officer Eddie San Miguel for their roles in solving agricultural crimes there. ...more

September 19, 2008

"Traitor" is the kind of movie so many of us yearn to see: It's intense and intelligent, has something to say without being pedantic and presents complicated issues without condescending. ...more

August 29, 2008

The cramped quarters inside the sheriff's office earned some much-needed relief last year when dispatch moved out. ...more

June 14, 2008