Unless another tropical storm visits Highlands County, City Pier Beach may remain closed for the rest of the summer. ...more

September 13, 2008

SEBRING — They didn't vote on whether to fill the dredge hole in Lake Jackson, and they didn't table the matter. Instead, the council simply didn't act. Bobby Clark, 23, drowned June 11 in the hole, which was probably created in the 1960s to fill a park area behind the Civic Center park, then-City Manager Bob Hoffman told the council. Fire Chief Brad Batz said Clark crossed the football field sized hole just a few yards off Pier Beach several times that day, but got a cramp during his last swim. After Clark died, the city councilors asked what they should do. ...more

July 2, 2008

Officer Kevin Krupa stops at a Sulphur Springs house to talk to a teen in the driveway. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Tampa Police Department is working on its 2007 annual crime report, expected to be released this month. Detailed statistics are not available yet, but supervisors say a preliminary look shows the city's crime rate has dropped about 10 percent. ...more

February 5, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A fire on June 29 burned a good portion of the Best Western Inn & Suites under construction, but that didn't knock down owner Mike Patel; the hotel will be ready for business by December. ...more

October 24, 2007