Recently, I went to Micky D's on U.S. 27 S., just south of Lakeview. Well, after I got my $2 food, I was promptly pulled over for making the right hand turn and across into the u-turn lane. Sounds okay to me, it says "right turn only" and I went right. So why did I get a $139 ticket? The officer said I was going into oncoming traffic. Huh? Not possible! There's a median strip; everyone does this every hour of every day! ...more

August 31, 2008

Authorities are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the armed suspect responsible for robbing five pharmacies in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties between July 3 and Aug. 28. ...more

August 29, 2008

With Florida likely in a recession, now might seem like an awful time to debut an unknown grocery store in the state. ...more

August 27, 2008

Courier City/Oscawana residents vote in favor of a proposed residential parking permit program. ...more

August 12, 2008

TAMPA - A police officer used her Taser to stun a suspected shoplifter, but he continued fighting and stunned her with the weapon, police say. ...more

June 24, 2008

SEBRING — It's a typical hot, muggy summer afternoon Wednesday, and Maxime Copley is at the YMCA's swimming pool on lifeguard duty. She always had the 21 hours a week to do watch over the kids splashing about, but with school out, the rising Sebring High School senior now does a noon shift. The next morning, she walks into the workout room at the high school. "I'm really busy with sports," she said earlier. Copley might join her church group for a mission in Mississippi as well. Yes, Copley's busy, but her summer's not that much more hectic than the average student. Whether they need to shape up, fix up or earn enough so they can do all of the above, high school students aren't letting up even when the textbooks are shelved. Work, Play And Gas Money ...more

June 14, 2008

The hurricane season just kicked in for Highlands County. The "big blow" is the news that Publix has decided to limit our area's already sparse shopping choices even more in purchasing Albertson's. It is no wonder that Publix could afford to make this transaction due to their exorbitant prices. Albertson's was one of the most economic places to shop in the area and had a different variety of meats and brands to choose from. Now we will be limited to the "big boys" and what they think we should eat. ...more

June 13, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $15,250 bond, after sheriff's investigators say he burglarized his aunt's Leisure Lakes home three times by crawling through her doggie door. Michael Wayne Britt, 31, of 2105 U.S. 27 S., Lot 339, was charged with three counts of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and one count of petty theft first offense. According to sheriff's deputy Michael Weed's report, between May 8 and May 26, Britt pushed his 6-foot 150 pound frame through a doggie door in the rear of a home belonging to his aunt in the 900 block of Wildflower Street in Leisure Lakes. ...more

June 12, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 10, 2008