An Ocala man was killed in a two-car crash Thursday morning at the intersection of State Road 50 and U.S. 19. ...more

January 29, 2009

A man in a ski mask waved an American flag and a handgun on a freeway overpass for about three hours Monday morning, forcing a massive traffic shutdown before he surrendered. ...more

November 3, 2008

Four years ago, Highlands County voters saw an active campaign for sheriff. In the primaries, four qualified candidates squared off in debates, and the November election saw two very qualified candidates. This election campaign, while very heated, was run with no mud slinging and ranting promises. ...more

October 23, 2008

Workers have capped the natural gas leak that has closed both directions of Interstate 75 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at their junction, and all roads could be open about 6:30 p.m. the Tampa Fire Department said. ...more

September 15, 2008

A Brandon woman died and her 4-year-old daughter was critically injured Wednesday when a driver going the wrong way on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway collided head-on with their car, investigators said. ...more

September 11, 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

On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend. ...more

June 13, 2008

AVON PARK — Quintin Jerome Kinder, expected to be the key witness in the trial of Joshua Altersberger, 20, has been set free by Georgia law enforcement authorities, even though Highlands County officials had requested he be held until they could bring him back here. Kinder, 22, who lived last year at 1800 Melady Ave., Sebring, was a passenger in January 2007 when Altersberger's car was stopped by Trooper Nick Sottile. Police allege Altersberger shot the Highway Patrol sergeant, who died at the scene between Lake Placid and Sebring. Kinder ran into an orange grove, so he was charged with misdemeanor trespassing into a posted horticultural property. He was returned to his native state of Georgia to face a violation of probation charge. ...more

May 23, 2008

Bobby Bowden did something Friday he said he hasn't done in "probably 10 or 15 years." The Florida State coach spent the evening under Friday night lights at a couple of Tallahassee-area high schools. ...more

November 21, 2007

Bobby Bowden did something Friday he said he hasn't done in "probably 10 or 15 years." The Florida State coach spent the evening under Friday night lights at a couple of Tallahassee-area high schools. ...more

November 20, 2007