Sheriff Susan Benton's office has completed an inventory of about 8,000 evidence items, said the office's attorney, Mike Durham. ...more

October 8, 2008

Audie Grogg, who says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. ...more

September 5, 2008

TAMPA - Audie Grogg, who says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, was arrested today on a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. ...more

September 4, 2008

A tree limb that landed on U.S. 92 East at Bethlehem Road near Dover has been cleared, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said. ...more

August 28, 2008

A Sebring woman was free Tuesday on $2,000 bail after sheriff's deputies conducting a "warrant-less search" of her home because her husband was on probation, found 24 cell phones, at least three belonging to her former employer at AT&T Wireless. ...more

August 21, 2008

The federal government's consolidated terrorist watch list has become a central issue in the debate about how we can best secure our homeland. Unfortunately, myths about the watch list continue to grow in just about every report and retelling. ...more

July 28, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail on Tuesday, after he was charged with animal cruelty and battery as a suspect in the beating of a Sebring woman and her pet pig. ...more

July 22, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail without bond on Friday, charged with molesting a child under the age of 12. ...more

June 28, 2008

An arson suspect who State Fire Marshal investigators say was badly burned at the Rancher's Restaurant fire remained in the Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County on Thursday, awaiting extradition to Highlands County. Rancher's Restaurant was located at 15765 State Road 70 E., about a quarter mile from the Okeechobee County border. The 40-foot wide by 120-foot long structure was destroyed and the damage was estimated at $178,000, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office. ...more

June 26, 2008

SEBRING — Creating a smaller budget, due to reduced state funding, should not be done by eliminating teaching positions, School Board of Highlands County members said Tuesday. To provide time for more discussion, the board discussed tabling the reappointment roster – the listing of teachers and administrators who will have jobs with the district in 2008-09. But with the contract year ending June 30 and the next scheduled school board meeting on July 8, that would have left a gap where employees would not have a job. ...more

June 25, 2008