The man accused of raping an elderly woman and triggering a massive manhunt is no stranger to Florida prisons – or to being released long before his sentences were slated to end. ...more

September 2, 2009

I got stuck at work. My car broke down. I'm hiking the Appalachian Trail. ...more

August 28, 2009

The Highlands 4-H dog club is hosting the first statewide 4-H Dog Conference at 4-H Camp Cloverleaf in Lake Placid Aug. 7-9. ...more

August 6, 2009

A reported abduction in North Port on Monday night touched off a multi-agency search that briefly shut down Interstate 75 as authorities scrambled to find a 44-year-old woman, who was eventually located in a local restaurant with her alleged abductor, a 17-year-old boy. ...more

March 17, 2009

A teenager involved in crash in Brooksville on Thursday that killed a Hernando County Sheriff's Office captain is listed in critical condition, troopers said. ...more

February 20, 2009

A veteran law enforcement officer died in a head-on collision Thursday morning with a 16-year-old driver who once wrote an open letter online cautioning others to be careful when driving. ...more

February 20, 2009

A captain with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Scott Bierwiler, died in a head-on car crash this morning. ...more

February 19, 2009

Polk County sheriff's detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after the body of a man was found this morning in a pond in Frostproof. ...more

January 12, 2009

Clearwater police are looking for a man they say robbed a jewelry store about 4:30 p.m. today. ...more

December 17, 2008

A burglar trying to steal Christmas presents placed under a tree in a Bradenton house was foiled this afternoon by the homeowner's teen son, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 17, 2008