Investigators continued their search Friday for the men who robbed Avon Park's SunTrust Bank branch Tuesday morning. ...more

August 1, 2009

A body found in the Sun 'n Lakes subdivision Monday afternoon is being treated as a homicide. ...more

April 22, 2009

A body found in the Sun 'n Lakes subdivision Monday afternoon is being treated as a homicide. ...more

April 21, 2009

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of mobile home burglaries in Tarpon Springs, and he's the stepbrother of the first suspect, police said. ...more

February 24, 2009

The investigation by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office into hidden cameras in offices of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court here concludes that there was no wrongdoing on the part of court officials, said Detective Sgt. Darin Hood. ...more

February 18, 2009

An 11-year-old girl who told Haines City police she had been abducted later admitted to making the story up, police said. ...more

February 14, 2009

The jurors leaned forward in their seats, craning their necks at the photos splayed before them. ...more

January 16, 2009

A body found Saturday in Hardee County may have ties here in Highlands County, with local law enforcement assisting in the investigation. Lt. Tim Lethbridge, with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's criminal investigation unit, said the Hardee County Sheriff's Office responded to a burned vehicle on Saturday. Inside, authorities discovered an unidentified body. ...more

December 1, 2008

A woman was sexually battered in her home, kidnapped and assaulted a second time before her attacker fled, according to the Haines City Police Department. ...more

October 4, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- Police are looking for anyone who saw a homicide victim being attacked and beaten on Lime Street at Levis Avenue, late last Sunday night. A police spokesman said the initial event occurred at the intersection between 11:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Sunday, June 29. ...more

July 7, 2008