LAKE PLACID — Two Pinetta men were arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Sergio Morales on Feb. 19, 2001, according to a Highlands County Sheriff's press release. ...more

May 30, 2008

Graham Rahal's life has been a blur since his historic victory in last month's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ...more

May 24, 2008

Federal prosecutors charged 11 people with running an Internet prescription drug operation accused of taking in $77 million and illegally dispensing 44 million doses of medication. ...more

May 11, 2008

LAKELAND - A father and son fought each other and then sheriff's deputies Tuesday night, disrupting the end of a hard-fought girls basketball playoff game, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

February 13, 2008

With about 1,400 runners in Sunday's marathon and more than 2,500 in the half marathon, combined with the crowd from Saturday's 15k and 5k races, the Gasparilla weekend attracted 17,300. Since the marathon and half marathon were coupled on the same weekend as the 15k and 5k four years ago, that is a record turnout. Due to the 2009 Super Bowl, next year's events are Feb. 28-March 1. ...more

February 11, 2008

SEBRING — Nine-year-old Michael Stone's petition drive to reopen Lake Denton to the public, without any restrictions or $25-per-person weekend user's fees, is taking off. "We've gotten 10 phone calls on the petition," said Jessica Stone, the wife of Michael Stone the elder, who is the father of young Michael Stone the petitioner. "At least two of the people who called want copies of the petition so that they can circulate it and get signatures," Jessica Stone said Friday afternoon. "One of two callers who want a petition sent to them is John Huddleston, the owner of the barbershop next to Beef O' Brady's restaurant," Jessica Stone said. Jessica Stone said she expects Huddleston to be successful in getting signatures on the petition because it will be available for signing in his busy barbershop. ...more

January 12, 2008

Jesus Lopez Bravo found a special penny when he was 7, a tiny thing of beauty that seemed minted just for him. ...more

January 10, 2008

A maintenance man and a prison guard wanted to begin a business together. One of them was tired of carrying a belt of heavy tools up a ladder while the other wanted a better change of his own. ...more

December 30, 2007

Odd as it may sound, traffic can be a good thing. It certainly is for Highland Homes when you consider that traffic for the home builder equals families looking for homes. ...more

December 16, 2007

PINELLAS PARK - Authorities have filed more serious charges against a man whose 2 1/2-month-old son suffered serious injuries while in his father's care. ...more

November 21, 2007