A written plea of not guilty was entered Monday for a second Avon Park police officer charged with police misconduct. ...more

January 6, 2009

On Jan. 5, Alberto Perez will be arraigned on an extortion charge. Then, on Feb. 18, Adam Willis has a pretrial conference set. ...more

December 31, 2008

On Wednesday, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said "disappointment" and "sadness" were the two words he used with his team when addressing the suspension of receiver Plaxico Burress. ...more

December 6, 2008

Eight families in a Largo mobile home park, left without water for a week, are scrambling to find housing this morning as city officials began closing the park. ...more

October 8, 2008

Kevin Kelly said he was taking pity on a sick kitten when he fired 17 BBs into the animal April 24. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Zephyrhills man shot the 8-week-old kitten 17 times with a BB gun and told neighbors it had mange. ...more

September 25, 2008

Hillside Mobile Home in Zephyrhills will be connected to city water and sewer service, but residents will pay for the change. ...more

July 15, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Cigarette butts. Oil and chemicals. Dirt and sand. Lawn clippings. Construction debris. Water. ...more

June 21, 2008

AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE — Get ready for the pyrotechnics and the loud booms. The Avon Park Air Force Range will host its semiannual training operation next week. Atlantic Strike VII, a large-scale training exercise where bombers and joint ground forces from all over the South simulate urban warfare missions, will train numerous military personnel for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. The training missions require forces to participate in what amounts to a war game with role-playing guerilla fighters, insurgents, sniper fire, roadside explosives and many of the conditions faced by their counterparts supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. ...more

June 11, 2008

A mobile home park owner who was denied his request last month to hook up to the city's utility system now wants the council to reconsider. ...more

June 9, 2008