The Avon Park Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, who passed away early Tuesday morning at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. ...more

October 28, 2009

Highlands County Health Department's dental program, New Maty's Dental Program, for pregnant women is offering dental care to eligible women based on a sliding scale of zero to 100 percent. A story that ran in Monday's Highlands Today stated otherwise. Highlands Today regrets the error. ...more

October 28, 2009

Avon Park police say a Frostproof man suffered a severe foot injury and was flown to Tampa General Hospital Friday after his vehicle collided with a tree. ...more

October 27, 2009

Investigators continued their search Friday for the men who robbed Avon Park's SunTrust Bank branch Tuesday morning. ...more

August 1, 2009

Investigators continue to search for two men who reportedly robbed the Avon Park Sun Trust Bank branch Tuesday morning. ...more

July 28, 2009

Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur died about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Winn Dixie shopping plaza, said Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan on Friday. ...more

December 26, 2008

This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their West Pasco neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8, arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by deputies and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

November 19, 2008

AVON PARK Police are investigating an incident that reportedly happened Thursday at Avon Park High School, where a student was shot in the face with an air assault gun. ...more

November 16, 2008

As a retired police officer with over 36 years of experience, I feel compelled to voice my concerns regarding the upcoming Sheriff's election. I have followed this race very closely and found that Sheriff Benton willfully misled the public on the evidence issue. The missing evidence is extremely disturbing to me because as Mike Rowan so aptly said during the primary, "the evidence room is the integrity of the Sheriff's Department." When the original 13-page Newell report was submitted our sheriff missed a golden opportunity to stand up as a leader, acknowledge the problems and move towards resolving evidence issues. Instead she attempted to cover up this report. When the report surfaced, she misrepresented Mr. Newell's work and damaged his reputation in a public forum. ...more

October 26, 2008

Police and Highlands County Sheriff's deputies teamed up Tuesday in the area of Lake Tulane, searching for a juvenile suspect who jumped out of a Department of Juvenile Justice van. ...more

September 10, 2008