Police arrested an 18-year-old Tampa man late Monday after the vehicle he was driving struck a police car on the passenger side, according to a report. ...more

September 16, 2008

Police serving a search warrant Thursday found 470 grams of marijuana in an apartment near Hidden Lake, a preliminary report states. ...more

August 22, 2008

TAMPA - A quick-thinking officer and some alert firefighters helped catch two people accused of burglarizing six cars at health clubs in New Tampa. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - A woman on probation for felony organized fraud and other offenses is accused of bilking a local business out of as much as $100,000 through forged checks, police said. ...more

June 12, 2008

AVON PARK — After receiving a preliminary engineering report on the roof concerns at Memorial Elementary School, Highlands County School Board members toured the school's construction site Tuesday for a first-hand look. Prior to the walk-through at the construction site, School Board Member Donna Howerton noted that the report stated there were no immediate concerns, but then the next paragraph indicated there does indeed appear to have been notable issues with improper expansion and contraction mechanisms. Expansion in the metal roof caused cracks a few months ago in cement blocks at the school. Expansion joints were added to the roof system to correct the problem. ...more

June 10, 2008

Floyd Robinson, 50, and Alice Robinson, 54, both of Tampa, are charged with felony burglary and felony grand theft. Floyd Robinson is held on $19,000 bail and Alice Robinson on $9,500 bail, records show. ...more

June 4, 2008

SEBRING — Falling sale prices for homes in Highlands County, as is happening in most parts of the country, will put Michael Wright on the proverbial hot seat right away. On Monday, Wright started as the county's administrator and learned he'll have to recommend to the commissioners either budget cuts or an increase in the tax rate. Officials with the school board and the cities of Sebring and Avon Park also face the same tough choices due to the troubled economy and falling home values. The taxable property values overall in Highlands County dropped 9.2 percent from last year, according to the preliminary report by county Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre. ...more

June 2, 2008

An Illinois man accused of stealing painkillers from a pharmacy enlisted an unusual getaway car: a waiting cab, police said. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA - An Illinois man accused of stealing painkillers from a local pharmacy enlisted an unusual getaway car: a waiting cab, police said. Tampa police charged Anton Ziherle, 22, of Park Ridge, Ill., with felony robbery on Monday after the heist at Walgreens, 315 W. Platt St. ...more

May 20, 2008

It was just the sort of celebration their gregarious pastor and his fun-loving, guitar-playing son would have enjoyed. ...more

May 18, 2008