A fire at an apartment complex east of Lake Wales caused significant damage today but no injuries. ...more

January 28, 2009

Lake Wales police arrested two robbery suspects Thursday night, including one whose death penalty conviction for a 1998 murder of a citrus grower had been overturned, leading to his release. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored an annual drill meet for about 400 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from 24 schools Dec. 13 at Brandon High School. Bloomingdale High School cadets were the overall winners. ...more

January 21, 2009

Johnequa Perry scored a game-high 13 points and Ja'mee Hawthorne chipped in 12 points as the Avon Park girls basketball team defeated Fort Meade 51-34 in a non-district match-up on Thursday. ...more

January 17, 2009

About half of the Tampa Bay area's count circles have logged the species they spotted in the most recent Christmas Day bird count. ...more

January 14, 2009

Penny Smith is well-known throughout the South Shore community, but she's especially popular this time of year. ...more

January 14, 2009

Working through the weekend, Florida legislators crafted a deal to close the state's budget gap using big chunks of the state's reserve funds and trust funds intended for specific purposes, including the Lawton Chiles Endowment anti-tobacco fund. ...more

January 12, 2009

Despite a sluggish start, Avon Park managed to beat Frostproof by a score of 62-41 in boys basketball on Saturday night. ...more

January 12, 2009

BOWLING At 14-years-old, Anthony Caso became the second-youngest person to ever roll a 300 game at Mariner Lanes. ...more

January 10, 2009

Hannah Shoop had 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists and Jerica Moore added 10 points on Thursday night to lead the Sebring girls basketball team to a 51-23 victory over Lake Placid in non-district action. ...more

January 10, 2009