A 20-month-old girl who sheriff's investigators reported sustained severe injuries Sunday at the hands of Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III, 32, of Sebring, was still in "very critical condition," according to Sheriff's Sgt. Darin Hood on Tuesday. ...more

March 31, 2009

Avon Park police officer James Hilton Parker III remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond Monday, after being charged Sunday with aggravated child abuse of the 20-month-old baby girl of his live-in girlfriend. ...more

March 30, 2009

A suspected drunk driver crashed into a parked patrol car early Friday morning. ...more

March 28, 2009

A man at a talent show at the University of South Florida pulled out a loaded .357 Magnum and pointed it at a crowd of students Thursday night, said USF police Lt. Meg Ross. ...more

March 28, 2009

A suspected drunk driver crashed into a parked patrol car early Friday morning. ...more

March 27, 2009

The following people were booked Wednesday, March 25 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 27, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, March 24 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 26, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, March 23 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

March 25, 2009

It was a family reunion fraught with risks involving parents fearful of deportation but more afraid that their 2-month old baby had been abducted. ...more

March 25, 2009

A Sebring woman remained in jail Friday on no bond after being arrested on charges of burglarizing a Lake Placid home and making off with $9,000 worth of items. ...more

March 21, 2009