BARTOW — A central Florida jury has recommended the death sentence for a 21-year-old man who killed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Sgt. Nick Sottile was fatally shot during a traffic stop near Lake Placid in 2007. Joshua Lee Altersberger pleaded guilty last month to first degree murder. ...more

April 3, 2009

Avon Park junior hurler Dylan Heiring picked a good time to record the first win of his varsity career. ...more

March 15, 2009

Christmas came early for four children this year. On Wednesday, four bicycles were delivered to Tanjaliyah Johnson, Demartre and Roger Loculien, of Sebring, and Dallas Goins, of Lake Placid. ...more

December 25, 2008

SEBRING – Developing solid pitching is paramount for any softball squad, and for Sebring All-Star coach Adam Greene, it's never too early to start. "You have to start young and get the girls to develop good habits that'll translate into success at the next level," Greene said. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - A 19-year-old Tampa man bit a police officer's hand and made racial slurs, according to the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County park ranger pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing child pornography. ...more

December 20, 2007

TAMPA - A Hillsborough County supervisory park ranger was arrested today on a charge he possessed child pornography, according to the FBI. ...more

October 6, 2007

Thomas Goins, 64, was arrested in his home in Tampa after an investigation by the FBI's Innocent Images Task Force. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison. ...more

October 5, 2007