About a week ago, Sebring resident Donovan Fletcher and neighbors in the 4700 block of Fourth Street began complaining about a gas smell in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more

November 21, 2009

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device. A U.S. surveillance plane was monitoring the ship as it continued to its destination on the Kenyan coast, while a pirate said that the captain of a ship hijacked Monday with 28 North Korean crew members on board had died of wounds. ...more

November 18, 2009

Highlands County Health Department's dental program, New Maty's Dental Program, for pregnant women is offering dental care to eligible women based on a sliding scale of zero to 100 percent. A story that ran in Monday's Highlands Today stated otherwise. Highlands Today regrets the error. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Avon Park Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. ...more

October 28, 2009

Avon Park police say a Frostproof man suffered a severe foot injury and was flown to Tampa General Hospital Friday after his vehicle collided with a tree. ...more

October 27, 2009

A 16-year-old was listed in good condition at Tampa General Hospital Wednesday after running his car into the back of a garbage truck on Tuesday. ...more

October 1, 2009

A Sebring teenager was injured Tuesday morning after he ran his 2007 Ford Mustang into the back of a garbage truck. ...more

September 30, 2009

Southbound traffic on U.S. 27 was moving along at a snail's pace for almost an hour as emergency crews responded to a four-vehicle accident at the Sparta Road intersection. ...more

September 2, 2009

A competency hearing scheduled Thursday for a man accused of severely injuring an Avon Park woman was continued to Oct. 1. ...more

August 28, 2009

A Sebring man died Monday night after his vehicle struck a utility pole at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Hammock Road. ...more

August 12, 2009