SEBRING The Sebring Police Department is advising the public to be wary of folks who might approach them and say they have won the Florida lottery. On Wednesday, Officer John Garrison met with a fraud victim, who said she met an unidentified Hispanic male and female at Winn-Dixie. The man told her he had won $3 million in the lottery, but could not cash the ticket because he was in the country illegally, according to an offense report. ...more

October 16, 2008

Cue Chriss Angel and David Blaine: In what might be described as supermarket sleight-of-hand, Publix plans to move an entire grocery store from one side of Brandon Boulevard to the other, overnight - sort of. ...more

October 1, 2008

A Florida man convicted of shooting two young sisters in the head after raping and shooting their mother was executed Tuesday after a nearly two-hour delay while authorities awaited final rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. ...more

September 24, 2008

Police arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of the Cindy's Hallmark greeting card store Monday, in the Sebring Square shopping center. ...more

September 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Last year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of the Rosary Conference, distributed 64,800 pounds of food to people in need. ...more

September 13, 2008

Much of Tuesday's pawnshop armed robbery in Pasco was captured on video surveillance, sheriff's officials announced today, and they're hoping the public can help. ...more

September 10, 2008

Another eastside development project will be up for debate Monday when planning and zoning commissioners consider a conditional plat approval for Sunrise Commons. ...more

September 7, 2008

Area motorcyclists are invited to rev up some support for fallen law enforcement officers. ...more

September 5, 2008

The $500,000 bail posted a week ago for the mother of a missing Florida girl was rescinded after she was taken back to jail on check fraud and theft charges, a bondsman said Saturday. ...more

August 31, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a missing Florida toddler is back behind bars. Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators arrested Casey Anthony at her home Friday night. Details of the arrest weren't immediately released. Anthony's 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, has been missing since June. The 22-year-old was able to post a $500,000 bond and get out of jail last week. Anthony faces charges of child neglect, making false statements and obstructing the investigation. ...more

August 29, 2008