A woman remained in jail Wednesday on a $6,000 bond after her arrest for allegedly stealing her landlord's birds. ...more

April 23, 2009

A 17-year-old Orlando teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to charges he fled from police after a Tampa robbery in 2008 and smashed a car into two utility poles in St. Petersburg, killing his mother, who was a passenger. ...more

February 26, 2009

Many of the dogs seized last year in what authorities described as a "dungeon" in Lithia will be available for adoption Friday. ...more

February 25, 2009

A Sebring woman who was reported missing on Friday was located later in the evening at Highlands Regional Medical Center, according to Sheriff's Det. Jamie Davidson on Monday. ...more

February 23, 2009

Detectives with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's help in locating a woman who was reported missing Thursday night. ...more

February 20, 2009

Due to CSX Railroad not completing repairs on the railroad crossing, the following roads will continue to be closed at the railroad crossing until the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 18: Arbuckle Creek Road, Cemetery Road-Sunniland Drive, Lemon Avenue, Center Street. To reach Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, take Pear Street off of N. Ridgewood Drive. Detours are posted. ...more

February 18, 2009

Due to CSX Railroad not completing repairs on the railroad crossing, the following roads will continue to be closed at the railroad crossing until the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 18: Arbuckle Creek Road, Cemetery Road-Sunniland Drive, Lemon Avenue, Center Street. To reach Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, take Pear Street off of N. Ridgewood Drive. Detours are posted. For further information call the Highlands County Engineering Department at 402-6877. ...more

February 17, 2009

Two Lithia residents have been charged with cruelty to animals and confinement of animals without food and water after investigators removed dozens of animals from their home. ...more

December 23, 2008

The owner of animals seized from a Lithia property Wednesday doesn't appear willing to surrender ownership, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said today. Until the animals are signed over to animal services, they cannot be available for adoption, she said. ...more

December 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Animal Services is removing about 75 dogs along with cats and exotic birds from a property at 1306 Pelote Cemetery Road in Lithia. ...more

December 10, 2008