Pinellas Park police shot and killed a 44-year-old man who fired 30 shots while holed up in an apartment late Saturday night. ...more

July 21, 2008

Police in Pinellas Park shot and killed a 44-year-old man who fired 30 shots while holed up in an apartment late Saturday night. ...more

July 20, 2008

A Pinellas Park police officer was hit by a van as he directed traffic at U.S. 19 and Park Boulevard this morning, authorities said. ...more

July 17, 2008

The sheriff is not only Highlands County's chief law enforcement officer but, by county ordinance, the chief detention officer as well. One-quarter of the sheriff's budget is devoted to housing prisoners. ...more

July 15, 2008

PINELLAS PARK — A police administrator said this morning that undercover detectives were not pursuing a Monte Carlo allegedly involved in a drug deal before the Monte Carlo sped off and struck another car two blocks away, killing that car's driver. ...more

July 11, 2008

The roof of a semi truck was sliced off today when it crashed into Black Mountain, a business on 70th Avenue and 49th Street in Pinellas Park. ...more

July 3, 2008

AVON PARK – The owner of the Central Food Market, at 1302 S. Memorial Drive, was in guarded condition Friday after he was shot Thursday night as he was leaving his business. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — Michelle Alvarez is working hard to turn the near drowning death of son into a positive experience. Alvarez hopes to build a hospital where children and parents could go for alternative treatment, has started a swimming program, is working to create a house for children with special needs and even starred in a ready-for-prime-time music video. The 33-year-old physical therapist became an activist and has established a foundation after her now 5-year-old son's drowning and resuscitation after about 20 minutes of CPR. ...more

June 23, 2008

AVON PARK — Police officers will pay a few courtesy calls on the city's residents and businesses armed with a new tool, courtesy cards. Police Chief Matthew P. Doughney and the Avon Park Police Department will implement a courtesy card program as an effort to increase crime prevention and citizen awareness. The cards will have the officer's name, time the property was checked and the officer's comments. They also provide people with valuable information such as important telephone numbers and how to prevent residential, business and car burglaries . ...more

June 18, 2008

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a single car accident on Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park early this morning. ...more

June 8, 2008