Linda Roma's life had purpose. She took care of her husband of 41 years as he battled several illnesses. She became a rock of support for her 33-year-old daughter, Jennifer, with whom she spent hours talking on the porch, shopping and drinking coffee. ...more

November 15, 2008

Two armed intruders held a couple at gunpoint and made off with cash early this morning. No shots were fired and no one was injured in the home invasion. ...more

November 14, 2008

After getting home from work Tuesday, Joe Desousa took his 11-year-old pit bull, Troy, out for a walk and moments later he was running for his life, he said. ...more

September 11, 2008

After getting home from work Tuesday, Joe Desousa took his 11-year-old pit bull, Troy, out for a walk and moments later he was running for his life. He kept to his property and the sidewalk behind his house along Library Road and then started back toward his home on Muffin Court when he saw his neighbor coming toward him. Then he saw the machete in one hand and gun in the other as the man approached, he said. Peter J. Petraglia, 62, screamed to Desousa he was going to kill him, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report, and squeezed the trigger, firing the gun but missed him. Desousa started to run toward his porch with Troy in tow. ...more

September 10, 2008

When two deputies went to investigate a report of a burglary in progress Monday night, they soon were threatened with a gun by a man who claimed he owned the home, according to Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports. ...more

September 10, 2008

A 22-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to severely beating a child two years ago and was sentenced to five years in prison and five years of probation. ...more

August 6, 2008

Woman pleads guilty and gets 10 year in prison for beating a kid in 2006 ...more

August 4, 2008

Mayor Pam was being at least a little reflective as she worked over her ropa vieja. ...more

July 25, 2008

The Knowles House, a 1915 home, named a county landmark. ...more

July 22, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Three men indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charges remained in Highlands County Jail on Tuesday, in connection with the murder and attempted murder of two Lake Placid men. News of the Monday indictments of Andrew John Kalinowski, 21, of 917 Lake June Road, Lake Placid, and Shane Ryan Fannin, 21, of 12075 Payne Road, Sebring, came first Tuesday. ...more

July 2, 2008