LORIDA The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is still seeking the identity of a woman found dead Monday in a citrus grove near Buckhorn Road in Lorida. "We're still hoping to get a citizen who can provide us information in that regard, (or) a loved one or friend," said Lt. Tim Lethbridge, with the Criminal Investigations Unit, on Tuesday. The victim was listed as between 45 to 60 years of age, of apparent Hispanic ethnicity, 4 foot 10 inches tall and 123 pounds. She also had short, black, graying hair and was found dressed in shorts and a T-shirt. ...more

October 15, 2008

No one was hit after seven or eight shots were fired at three Sebring police officers shortly after midnight Friday, as they spoke with each other at Orange Blossom Avenue and First Street in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more

October 4, 2008

The sheriff's race got hotter last week when incumbent Susan Benton pulled behind Commissioner Barbara Stewart's car and started a heated argument. The incident between the two women concerned Commissioner Guy Maxcy enough that he tried to break it up. ...more

September 23, 2008

Water foamed and splashed around eight women Monday morning in the Buttonwood Bay pool as they vigorously practiced water aerobics. ...more

September 16, 2008

Traffic lights were swinging and palm trees bent under sustained 25 mph winds that gusted to 42 mph while rain pounded on area roofs thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, according to Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols. ...more

August 19, 2008

Police, along with staff at Duck's Body Shop and Garage, demonstrated Friday a new public safety tool the department recently added in its arsenal called the ResQMe Mini Keychain Auto Escape Tool, by shattering a window on a junk car. ...more

August 16, 2008

Police made their presence felt Wednesday on the Sebring Parkway when officers held laser speed monitoring devices and relayed drivers' speed to nearby units to stop speeders on the Sebring Parkway. ...more

July 31, 2008

Police Det. Dan Burke retrieved three stolen purses from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, recovered recently in a bag on the roadside by a county cleanup crew near the Florida's Natural juice plant in Lake Wales. ...more

July 26, 2008

When they are handed cash, many cashiers around Highlands County are now taking a long, hard and close-up look at the bills handed to them. ...more

July 22, 2008

For 15 minutes every hour, Clearwater police officers are encouraged to turn off their patrol car engines. ...more

July 9, 2008