A Highlands County man with an Okeechobee address was free Tuesday on $21,000 bail after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office and reported that he had strangled her during an argument. ...more

September 17, 2008

A Highlands County man with an Okeechobee address was free Tuesday on $21,000 bail after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office and reported that he had strangled her during an argument. Deputies arrested Bruce Yates, 28, of an undisclosed Okeechobee address, charging him with felony battery or domestic violence battery by strangulation, possession of a controlled substance (Xanax) without a prescription and possession of not more than 20 grams of marijuana. ...more

September 17, 2008

A 71-year-old Manatee County man sexually battered a 7-year-old he babysat, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

September 3, 2008

A Highlands County man has sued five of the nation's biggest oil companies, alleging one sold 10 percent ethanol fuel that damaged his boat's engine. ...more

August 15, 2008

When Carlos Jose Gutierrez lost money in a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early Monday, deputies say he didn't just walk away, he called 911 to report that a slot machine stole his money. ...more

August 5, 2008

Nearly five years ago, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office turned over what it thought were the skull and other remains of murder victim Allen E. Garner to a mortuary service, which was supposed to cremate those remains. ...more

August 5, 2008

When Carlos Jose Gutierrez lost money in a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early this morning, deputies say he didn't just walk away. ...more

August 4, 2008

Authorities say a Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. ...more

July 26, 2008

MORRISTON - Authorities say a Levy County man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. ...more

July 25, 2008

SEBRING — Imagine, they said back in the 1970s, when an Arab oil embargo sent gasoline prices skyrocketing from 25 to 50 cents per gallon. Imagine. We could grow our own fuel. We could make alcohol from corn and potatoes and soybeans, and our cars could run on it. It burns cleaner. It's cheaper. It's renewable. It's made in America. But it turns out, ethanol isn't the miracle fuel it's cracked up to be. ...more

June 22, 2008