About 40 people, many retirees, rode a school bus downtown Tuesday to oppose a professional soccer stadium planned for a site near their homes in Town 'N Country. ...more

December 10, 2008

A pilot flying from Leesburg to Fort Myers crashed in a Hardee County orange grove while trying to make an emergency landing this morning. ...more

December 7, 2008

It looked like a horrific scene Wednesday afternoon, as firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement and wrecking crews worked a six-vehicle accident on U.S. 27 in front of the entrance of Lakeshore Mall. Debris littered the roadway, and a few of the cars suffered massive damage as a result of the crash. ...more

December 4, 2008

Phillup Partin, the drifter who killed 16-year-old Joshan Ashbrook in 2002, will die for his crime. ...more

December 3, 2008

A school bus driver was cited for turning left in front of approaching traffic Monday afternoon at U.S. 17 and Maxwell Drive in Wauchula, into the path of a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle, an FHP report stated. ...more

November 18, 2008

Veterans from recent and not-so-recent wars and military duty were honored Monday at Sun 'N Lake Elementary School's Veterans Day Program. ...more

November 11, 2008

Roberto Nieto Cruz, 27, of 3266 Horseshoe Drive, Avon Park, on a charge of violation of probation referencing grand theft of $300 or more, less than $5,000. ...more

November 8, 2008

SEBRING Three people remained in jail Thursday after their Wednesday arrest following the discovery of a meth lab. ...more

November 7, 2008

It is once in a lifetime that we get the opportunity to preserve a human institution and take action to change the outcome of history. Right now, this is our moment in history here in Florida with Amendment Two on the ballot on Nov. 4. A "Yes" vote on Amendment Two defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, which is most beneficial for the common good of society. Marriage creates families, the very foundation our society is built upon, and without it we will surely crumble as a nation. Think about this for a moment, traditional marriage actually protects children. Amendment Two protects our children from being taught in public schools that the same sex marriage is the same as natural marriage. If same sex marriage is legalized in Florida, public schools will be forced to teach your children and grandchildren that homosexual marriages are equal to marriages between a man and a woman. Since homosexual marriage was legalized in Massachusetts, public school teachers are now being forced to teach this very thing. ...more

October 26, 2008

Every year, Orange-Co sends 15,000 trucks loaded with oranges across 12 to 15 miles of limerock roads on its own land before they get to SR 70 or SR 66 in Highlands County, or SR 74 in Glades County. ...more

October 25, 2008