As word of the births spread people began to call with offers of cribs, strollers, baby clothes and other items, said hospital spokeswoman Carmen Gonzalez. ...more

January 28, 2009

Highlands County has not one, not two, but three babies for New Year's Day. The first to arrive was Layla Marie Vargas, who arrived at 12:12 a.m. at Highlands Regional Medical Center. ...more

January 2, 2009

William Carro and Willie Hall were wearing matching buttons while sitting in a Highlands County courtroom Wednesday afternoon. ...more

December 11, 2008

This letter is in regards to organ donating. My granddaughter died on Nov. 13, 2007. She was only 3 months old. She died under very tragic circumstances. My daughter was faced with having to make a very important decision in her darkest hour. She decided to donate her baby's organs. ...more

May 9, 2008

AVON PARK — Baby Alexa Hall is gone but her spirit may carry on in the hopes and smiles of three others. The family of the 3-month-old, who died as the result of shaken baby syndrome Tuesday, has donated the baby's organs to help save the lives of three babies in three far-off cities. The infant was brought to the Florida Hospital of Sebring's emergency room early Monday after having difficulty breathing. She was flown to the St. Joseph's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tampa, where doctors determined she had suffered from shaken baby syndrome and was brain-dead. Alexa was taken off of the life support Tuesday after her organs were harvested for transport across the country. ...more

November 16, 2007