Police have arrested a deacon they say inappropriately touched a teenage girl who attends his church. ...more

December 10, 2008

Jamie Joyner was reinstated Monday as head football coach at Nature Coast Technical High School. ...more

December 3, 2008

A federal judge has granted a motion by attorneys for John "Junior" Gotti to transfer his racketeering case to New York, saying allowing the case to proceed in Florida "stands athwart the manifest interests of justice." ...more

December 2, 2008

Judging from his words, Brian Lane is ill-informed about the long-term damage inflicted upon children who are victims of sexual molestation. ...more

November 7, 2008

I appreciate and agree with Chief Williams' comments (Oct 20) concerning day-to-day cooperation between the sheriff's office and the Lake Placid police. ...more

October 28, 2008

In response to the letter by Marlene Barger titled "Grimming is Best" (Oct 18) where she states, "Recently asked city level law enforcement officers how many official meetings they have had in the past four years with the Sheriffs Office, they said zero." Even when one is staying out of politics related to the sheriff's race, one is inclined to set the record straight and make sure people vote based on true and factual information. While our meetings haven't been official, I have personally on behalf of Lake Placid Police Department been in several meetings with the sheriff's office and/or the sheriff over the past four years. ...more

October 20, 2008

Al Austin, a high-level Republican fundraiser from Tampa, sent an e-mail to his list of his political contacts Wednesday containing a joke that refers to the assassination of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. ...more

October 16, 2008

Al Austin, a longtime, high-level Republican fundraiser from Tampa, today sent to his list of political contacts an e-mail containing a joke that refers to the assassination of Barack Obama. ...more

October 15, 2008

A local man charged with participating in a conspiracy as part of the Gambino crime family says he was a victim of extortion. ...more

October 10, 2008

DayJet, which discontinued its on-demand passenger service Friday without notice, said it worked unsuccessfully through Thursday to secure financing. ...more

September 23, 2008