A new state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage. ...more

October 31, 2009

The following people were booked Tuesday, Sept. 29 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

October 1, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in identifying a credit card fraud suspect in connection with an incident that occurred July 28, according to a sheriff's office press release. ...more

August 19, 2009

A final report from Florida Department of Children & Families about the custody of a 17-month-old boy who died last week will be released Tuesday. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children & Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 19, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children and Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 18, 2009

Police say a 27-year-old woman stole a man's credit card number and used it to buy a crown for her tooth, a tattoo, a motorcycle and a jail bond. ...more

March 7, 2009

A Gibsonton woman accused of stealing her 7-year-old daughter's identity to open a credit card account pleaded not guilty in Hillsborough County district court today. ...more

January 6, 2009

In a small book titled "Un Spun, finding facts in a world of disinformation" co-authored by Jackson and Jamieson, the following statement was made: "The skeptic demands evidence, and rightly so." ...more

May 29, 2008

Rushing to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her bill payments into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 17, 2008