Visitors who drive through Wesley Chapel's Lexington Oaks subdivision might get the impression they're being watched. Thanks to an organized group of volunteers, those visitors would be right. ...more

January 28, 2009

Starting today, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is changing its mission. ...more

January 14, 2009

A hard-fought race for Highlands County Sheriff ended Nov. 4 with the re-election of Susan Benton. ...more

December 31, 2008

Who is Ron Grimming? That was the question Highlands County residents asked, 10 months ago, when they learned that a man who had moved to Lake Placid in 2005 was running for sheriff. ...more

October 17, 2008

The opponents in the races for sheriff and clerk of courts did the most sparring Monday morning as all eight candidates running for the four countywide offices on the Nov. 4 ballot spoke at the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

October 14, 2008

John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 21, 2008

John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 20, 2008

Chicago and New York are about to close out 2007 with the lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because of what police say is a surge in guns and gang violence. ...more

December 29, 2007

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office gave the public a glimpse into its operations Tuesday. ...more

October 6, 2007

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office gave the public a glimpse into its operations this week. ...more

October 5, 2007