Police were unable to find three shooting suspects who were hiding at a house in the 4500 block of Ninth Avenue North today. The SWAT team didn't find the suspects inside the house or a crawl space. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

It was a case that threatened to unseat Highlands County's top law enforcement officer: 33 pieces of evidence had been lost, according to an April report. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

State lawmakers are looking at legislation to create stricter standards for the use of young people as confidential informants. ...more

December 30, 2008 |

Even though he had $2,300 cash on him, a Palmetto man tried to use funny money to pay for services at a strip club, and his scheme backfired, deputies say. ...more

December 15, 2008 |

James Morris was driving impaired the morning he fatally struck a man taking out garbage, authorities allege. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

The abundance of illegal marijuana grow houses has caused Glades Electric Cooperative to take action. ...more

December 8, 2008 |

In a Highlands Today article dated Nov. 20 "Evidence Problem Spoiled Highlands Court Cases" it was reported that grow-house marijuana evidence in the Jose Miguel Rosales case was lost because of improper storage while in the custody of the sheriff. This caused the state attorney's office to have to reduce the drug trafficking charges against Rosales on "what should have been a solid case." ...more

November 29, 2008 |

Two fake nuggets of crack cocaine netted a Tampa man a real drug charge, police said. ...more

November 22, 2008 |

Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 20, 2008 |

Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 19, 2008 |