A body found Saturday in Hardee County may have ties here in Highlands County, with local law enforcement assisting in the investigation. Lt. Tim Lethbridge, with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's criminal investigation unit, said the Hardee County Sheriff's Office responded to a burned vehicle on Saturday. Inside, authorities discovered an unidentified body. ...more

December 1, 2008

SEBRING A grand jury has indicted James Higley Barnes Jr., 64, of Burbank, Calif., on the charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. ...more

November 7, 2008

Deputies now know the identity of the murdered woman whose body was dumped in a Lorida orange grove. ...more

October 23, 2008

Deputies now know the identity of the murdered woman whose body was dumped in a Lorida orange grove. ...more

October 22, 2008

LORIDA The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is still seeking the identity of a woman found dead Monday in a citrus grove near Buckhorn Road in Lorida. "We're still hoping to get a citizen who can provide us information in that regard, (or) a loved one or friend," said Lt. Tim Lethbridge, with the Criminal Investigations Unit, on Tuesday. The victim was listed as between 45 to 60 years of age, of apparent Hispanic ethnicity, 4 foot 10 inches tall and 123 pounds. She also had short, black, graying hair and was found dressed in shorts and a T-shirt. ...more

October 15, 2008

Four suspects in the attempted burglary early Tuesday of the M&H Food Store, located on State Road 17, were behind bars after one was captured driving from the scene and three were tracked by a sheriff's K-9 unit. ...more

July 22, 2008

When they are handed cash, many cashiers around Highlands County are now taking a long, hard and close-up look at the bills handed to them. ...more

July 22, 2008

Sheriff's investigators were looking Friday for anyone with information to come forward on an armed robbery that took place late Tuesday at a Taylor's BP gas station at the corner of State Road 17 and Arbuckle Creek Road. ...more

July 12, 2008

Sheriff's Investigators were looking Friday for anyone with information to come forward on an armed robbery that took place late Tuesday at a Taylor's BP gas station at the corner of State Road 17 and Arbuckle Creek Road.< ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING – A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $38,000 bond Monday after sheriff's deputies say he ran from the Florida Highway Patrol early Sunday, injured a deputy putting down spike strips, and was fired upon by a pursuing deputy. Timothy Allen Amann, 48, of 1126 Josephine Court, was booked on charges of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, fleeing attempting to elude a law enforcement officer with disregard to the safety of persons or property, resisting a law enforcement officer without violence, driving with a suspended driver's license, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) and refusal to submit to a DUI test. ...more

July 7, 2008