A Lake Placid man remained in the Highlands County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail Wednesday, charged in connection with an armed robbery at the Ridgewood Drive Shell gas station on the Sebring Parkway. ...more

October 31, 2007

SEBRING — Sebring police were getting conflicting information on what may or may not have happened at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Lemon Street Tuesday, according to Sebring Police Cmdr. Steve Carr. ...more

October 30, 2007

SEBRING — Copper, the metal used to make pennies, has become a valuable commodity to thieves. Across the country, copper and brass theft has become an epidemic because of the money that can be made off selling the metals to scrap yards. And while copper theft from abandoned buildings, homes and businesses may take place in Highlands County, it hasn't become a trend, according to local authorities. "It's an ongoing problem, and every once in a while you see a rash in cases," said Maj. Mark Schrader, of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. "I wouldn't say that we have a large number of cases involving it, though." ...more

October 26, 2007

SEBRING — A 93-year-old driver rear-ended a Highlands County school bus with six children on board, bound for Hopewell Academy Tuesday morning. No one was injured. The children were ages 11 to 13. Hopewell Principal Kevin Dewberry was glad none of the fourth-and-fifth-graders were hurt. ...more

October 17, 2007

SEBRING - At 10:20 a.m., Kate Anson was seated at Steelhorse Enterprises, a company which makes accent lights for motorcycles. She overheard a group talking about the 60,000 people who were supposed to show up the Run for the Heartland. "There's not 60,000 people here," she scoffed. "Maybe 500." Five hundred bikes? "That's generous," she smiled. Don Elwell, who manages Kenilworth Lodge, and Dave Greenslade, executive director of Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, came to the same conclusion. By 10 a.m., 190 bikers had signed up for the poker run, said Pat Alexander, who was taking $10 from each. The cross country course directs motorcycles to Neibert's Fish Camp, Devane Park in Lake Placid, Henscratch Farm and Winery off State Road 66, the Watering Hole, Thunder Chopper Works and back downtown to the Blue Crab. Riders get a playing card at each of the seven stops. The best hand wins a prize. ...more

October 7, 2007

SEBRING — Taking money out of an automated teller machine (ATM) is a convenience many people take advantage of these days, but as a 62-year-old Sebring woman learned Wednesday evening, staying alert is important. ...more

September 27, 2007

Although entering the building is a misdemeanor offense, the condemned Nan-Ces-O-Wee Hotel has become a hotbed for activity lately. ...more

September 27, 2007

SEBRING — Over the past week and a half, the city of Sebring Police Department has investigated more than a dozen burglary and theft complaints. ...more

September 26, 2007

SEBRING — Police Cmdr. Steve Carr wants to alert the driving public of a change in road signage at the end of Lakeview Drive and U.S. 27 South, next to CVS pharmacy, and across from Wendy's restaurant. ...more

September 20, 2007