Four female Durant High students were affected by a chemical irritant sprayed by a student at a pep rally this afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

October 30, 2009

An Avon Park motorcyclist has died after running into the back end of a school bus early Thursday morning. ...more

October 29, 2009

Investigations into marijuana grow houses discovered and dismantled in Highlands County in 2007 took one step forward when authorities announced the arrest of four Miami suspects alleged to be the owners of the homes. ...more

October 28, 2009

The following people were being sought by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office on active warrants as of Thursday, Oct. 22. ...more

October 26, 2009

A Lake Placid woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly battering two women, one of whom was pregnant. ...more

October 24, 2009

A garbage collector died Friday morning in Brandon when a car slammed into the back of the truck he was working on, pinning him between the two vehicles, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

October 24, 2009

I agree with Sherry Vretta's letter about the "speed trap" on Schumacher Road. I am disappointed with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, using their personnel in that way. Either the sheriff's office has too many officers and nothing to do or someone in that office uses poor judgment on how to use personnel on a Saturday afternoon. ...more

October 22, 2009

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch has been released from a Massachusetts jail after completing a sentence for evading taxes on the $1 million he won during the CBS reality show's first season. ...more

October 16, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - If the charges stick, marijuana grow houses have gone upscale. Pasco County Sheriff's Office vice and narcotics detectives raided four such houses Tuesday and say it is the first time they have discovered grow houses in homes of this caliber. ...more

October 14, 2009

An 86-year-old man was given a careless driving ticket this morning after he crashed into a Dunedin restaurant. ...more

October 12, 2009