Stephano Espinoza is a mild-mannered artist with a drive to excel. The Blake High School junior is making an early case for success. Last month, he won the 11th Congressional District Art Contest for his painting titled "Past." ...more

April 1, 2009

A two-vehicle crash on State Road 70, just east of New Pine Ridge Road, took the life of a Lake Placid man at about 9:40 p.m. Monday, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. ...more

March 31, 2009

Lake Placid senior Julie Shrewsbury won the 100 and 300-meter hurdle events and finished third in the pole vault to pace the Green Dragon girls to first place in Tuesday's track and field meet. ...more

March 5, 2009

A veteran cross country coach like Sebring's Jeff Shoemaker isn't one to get too excited about the results of the first meet of the season. ...more

September 18, 2008

With four returning runners and three newcomers, the Lake Placid boys cross country team is primed to have a strong season. ...more

September 17, 2008

Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally. ...more

July 5, 2008

Three men were arrested and about 900 pounds of marijuana seized Sunday after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies served a search warrant at a ranch-style home north of Plant City. ...more

February 17, 2008

Four people are under arrest after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies found more than 1,000 pounds of pot at a home in eastern Hillsborough County. ...more

February 17, 2008

SEBRING — A former employee of Goin' Postal, located at 3609 Sebring Parkway, was sentenced last Thursday to three years in prison for committing fraudulent returns at the shipping store. Brenda Sue Espinoza, 42, of 4136 El Rado Ave., obtained more than $4,000 from the store by pocketing money obtained from customer shipments and fraudulently entering return transactions for merchandise. According to Highlands County Sheriff's Office arrest reports, the business's owner reported 159 fraudulent returns occurring at his business from April 25, 2006 to Sept. 20, 2006. Of the 159 fraudulent returns, 119 involved instances where Espinoza pocketed customer shipment money rather than putting it into the business's point of sale system, fraudulently listing the packages as returned. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Class 5A-District 7 semifinal game between Land O' Lakes and Wesley Chapel was reminiscent of an old west shootout. Two gunslingers came out shooting, but the Gators prevailed, winning 71-49. ...more

February 9, 2008