A 29-year-old soldier from Seffner has died in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was in the Konar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. ...more

July 17, 2009

The ball has dropped on another year, 2009 has arrived and resolutions are often a part of it. ...more

January 1, 2009

Authorities say a boy's arm was broken and his father was cut by a jumping sturgeon on the Suwannee River near Dowling Park. ...more

September 14, 2008

Highlands County Sheriff's detectives urged people use caution answering the door as they continued an investigation Wednesday into a home invasion that occurred Sunday night in the 4500 block of Sturgeon Drive, in Sebring. It was about 11:30 p.m. Sunday when a lone male gunman described as black, short, about 5-feet 4-inches tall, medium build, weighing about 180 pounds, knocked at the victim's door, according to Sheriff's Det. Jamie Davidson. ...more

July 23, 2008

Teenagers who eschewed parental prodding to get on the stick and find a part-time job before school lets out next week could be in for a long, hot, jobless summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

After losing his first match, Travis Vollick just wanted to find his way to the final day of the state wrestling tournament. ...more

February 23, 2008

SEBRING — The arrest of a 15-year-old boy Tuesday, charged with stealing a car and running from sheriff's deputies will in all likelihood not be the end of the story, according to Sheriff's Lt. Tim Lethbridge. ...more

January 30, 2008