A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail on Tuesday, after he was charged with animal cruelty and battery as a suspect in the beating of a Sebring woman and her pet pig. ...more

July 22, 2008

The old house stood empty and forlorn for years before it was set on fire and then reduced to rubble by a bulldozer and a mechanical shovel. ...more

July 22, 2008

Troopers have identified the driver who died this morning when he lost control of a sport utility vehicle on a dirt road in Polk City and hit a utility pole. ...more

July 11, 2008

Ask most anyone to name a famous sight in Australia, and they'll likely respond with "Ayers Rock," or the "Sydney Opera House." Curious, isn't it, that so many will suffer the rapidly increasing tortures of international air travel, and spend thousands of shrinking dollars, to see a large rock? It's especially puzzling when one can visit a quite similar, large, monolithic rock, located within a seven-hour drive from Tampa, Florida. And the rock I'm talking about has major features that Ayers doesn't: the largest bas-relief carving in the world, and dozens of added attractions for the whole family. ...more

June 30, 2008

The body was found among the short trees and prickly underbrush that border a desolate stretch of dirt road. ...more

June 13, 2008

The body was found among the short trees and prickly underbrush that border a desolate stretch of dirt road. ...more

June 12, 2008

The only thing we have to fear is "Fear Itself." Forgive me. I couldn't resist using that line to describe the new NBC horror anthology, which has borrowed its title from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural speech. ...more

June 4, 2008

Local blueberry farmer expands farm to include more produce; now a major supplier for Green Bean natural foods store. ...more

June 1, 2008

TAMPA - First-grader Tatum Johnson loved to frolic with friends on the school playground. The 7-year-old enjoyed playing with classmates and came home every day with tales of her school adventures. Though Tatum can no longer run with her friends though the Mort Elementary fields, her memory has become a permanent part of the school campus. ...more

May 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco sheriff's detectives on Monday continued investigating the slaying of a 51-year-old woman whose body was found late Sunday morning on her front porch. ...more

May 6, 2008