ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas sheriff's deputies said that when they went to the home of Adamantios Tsakos on Thursday evening, they found two victims. One was the 54-year-old man's 17-year-old daughter, who authorities said was beaten by Tsakos with a 2-foot-4-inch-long stick. ...more

May 30, 2008

Three children are in serious condition after a moped crash in Bradenton tonight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 30, 2008

Danny Webb did not get his face on the front page of the local newspapers after his house incinerated into a pile of smoldering ashes. ...more

May 12, 2008

WEBBS LOST EVERYTHING IN LAST WEEK'S FIRE ...more

May 11, 2008

Kit Raymond didn't look like a woman who'd recently lost her home and nearly all her material possessions. ...more

May 9, 2008

After losing her home to a fire, Kit Raymond says she is at peace and humbled by an 'outpouring of love.' ...more

May 8, 2008

BLAZE GUTTED ONE-STORY HOUSE, REIGNITED HOURS LATER ...more

May 4, 2008

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says it has raided a marijuana grow house in Brooksville. Investigators executed a warrant at 8264 Nightwalker Road ...more

February 22, 2008

SEBRING — It came in the mail last week, although it's dated Jan. 15, a collection notice from FEMA. "I have no idea why they sent this," said Gail Fotheringham, 57, a grandmother who lived in a FEMA mobile home for 18 months with her daughter and three grandchildren. "You have not paid the amount you owe the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Mobile Home Rental," said the letter, which seeks a balance due of $1,357.58. Mary Hudak, a spokeswoman in Atlanta, said FEMA, on an ongoing basis, is collecting money owed to the federal agency for a variety of reasons. After the hurricanes of 2004, which ravaged Central Florida, FEMA provided $1.184 billion in assistance to individuals and households in Florida, and hundreds of mobile homes to families in Highlands and Hardee counties. "If people needed money, FEMA advanced it to them," Hudak said. But they were expected to pay back the federal government. ...more

February 16, 2008

SEBRING — Going to build a new church? The impact fee has gone up another 5 percent, according to a new schedule released by the Highlands County building official's office. The charge is now $1,528 per 1,000 square feet. Last year, impact fees were adopted at 25 percent of the amount Highlands County commissioners plan to eventually charge on new homes and commercial buildings. In September, the five board members decided not to raise impact fees for 2008, then changed their minds a week later and went to 30 percent. ...more

January 16, 2008