A 43-year-old man was arrested by Pasco deputies Monday, accused of chasing a 16-year-old boy around with a machete. ...more

November 19, 2008

SEBRING — Green isn't the only color cultivated and prized by Highlands County groundskeepers. Eileen Beck, groundskeeper supervisor, oversees a crew of three county employees who trim, plant, irrigate, mow and maintain the 40 county-owned building sites, from nearly end-to-end. "We like to have color," Beck said, "and something is always in bloom." All three municipal libraries, the health department, the courthouse and the Agri-Civic Center are just a few of the rotating stops the crew hits at least once a week, or sometimes twice weekly during the rainy summer months. The landscaping around the sign at the Highlands County Government Center recently got a sprucing up from the crew. Marigolds, croton plants, Indian hawthorns and crepe myrtles, separated by mulch, surround the county marker. ...more

February 10, 2008

A 37-year-old man committed sexual battery on a 17-year-old girl Tuesday, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 14, 2007

TAMPA - Deputies arresting a man they say broke into a convenience store early today also booked him on an arson charge after the store burst into flames during the arrest, officials said. Juan Hernandez Mendoza, 28, no known address, was taken to Orient Road Jail and held without bail. ...more

October 5, 2007