Prosecutors say they'll pursue first-degree murder charges in the death of a 17-month-old boy from injuries his uncle initially described as a fall against a table. ...more

March 17, 2009

Almost any new cell phone can use GPS data to pinpoint your location to the corner where you stand. Many even offer turn-by-turn directions down the street. ...more

February 20, 2009

Roberto Benigno Campos thought there ought to be a law for kicking a man out of a bar at closing time, police said. When the staff at the ShangriLa Gentleman's Oasis scooped up his drink about 3:15 a.m. today to shut down for the night, Campos called 911 to say he'd been robbed, an affidavit states. Tampa police were not amused. ...more

January 21, 2009

Almost any new cell phone can use GPS data to pinpoint your location to the corner where you stand. Many even offer turn-by-turn directions down the street. ...more

December 28, 2008

Store security video of a girl about 8 years old on a shopping trip in Brandon could lead police to whoever has stolen credit cards and other items from patients and visitors at Memorial Hospital. ...more

October 1, 2008

A woman was cited for careless driving Wednesday after she clipped the back of a taxi and rear-ended a school bus, police said. ...more

September 25, 2008

At least eight children are being treated today at University Community Hospital after a car struck a school bus near Van Buren Middle School this morning, an official said. Hospital spokesman Will Darnall said the children are listed in good and fair condition; none has major injuries. ...more

September 24, 2008

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made her diplomatic debut Tuesday, meeting with two heads of state who had traveled to New York for the opening of the United Nation's General Assembly. ...more

September 24, 2008

Students will be returning to school Monday and staff is busy preparing for the big day, including its two school resource officers with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office stationed at Sebring High School. ...more

August 14, 2008

It was bad enough, police say, when they showed up at 10406 N Mitchell Ave. early yesterday morning to find out that the man who called 911 did so because his friends were bothering him. ...more

July 5, 2008