Little League baseball opened its season with the Florida Strawberry Festival queen throwing out the first pitch and a raising of the American flag. ...more

March 11, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's Deputy Edward Tucker opened his front door at 6 a.m. Jan. 26. ...more

February 25, 2009

Pasco County sheriff's Deputy Edward Tucker opened his front door at 6 a.m. Jan. 26. ...more

February 24, 2009

In an effort to foster a "healthy organization," the Highlands County Sheriff's Office has transferred some members of its staff to new duties. ...more

January 26, 2009

The recipients of the first Nicholas G. Sottile Memorial Scholarship have been announced. ...more

January 14, 2009

A suicidal man on top of the Sunshine Skyway told a St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue lieutenant on Friday it had been his worst Christmas. ...more

December 27, 2008

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue stopped a man from jumping off the Sunshine Skyway bridge this afternoon, according to the agency. ...more

December 26, 2008

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. ...more

November 26, 2008

Jeffrey McDougal, a 16-year veteran of the Zephyrhills Police Department, was recently promoted to captain. McDougal, who has worked as a detective, patrol sergeant and internal affairs investigator, among other positions, is now commander of the Operations Division, the department said in a news release. His law-enforcement career spans 20 years. ...more

November 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Quintin Jerome Kinder, expected to be the key witness in the trial of Joshua Altersberger, 20, has been set free by Georgia law enforcement authorities, even though Highlands County officials had requested he be held until they could bring him back here. Kinder, 22, who lived last year at 1800 Melady Ave., Sebring, was a passenger in January 2007 when Altersberger's car was stopped by Trooper Nick Sottile. Police allege Altersberger shot the Highway Patrol sergeant, who died at the scene between Lake Placid and Sebring. Kinder ran into an orange grove, so he was charged with misdemeanor trespassing into a posted horticultural property. He was returned to his native state of Georgia to face a violation of probation charge. ...more

May 23, 2008