A teenager faces charges in a gruesome string of cat mutilations and killings that have horrified his neighbors and shaken animal lovers in two South Florida communities. ...more

June 14, 2009

The article on the front page of Highlands Today on June 10, was a well deserved tribute to Fred Leavitt and the organization he has grown from the ground up here in Highlands County, The Primal Connection. ...more

June 12, 2009

Officials say lightning struck and killed a lawn-care worker in South Florida. ...more

June 8, 2009

A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry. ...more

May 10, 2009

Using a vast database that contains more than six million images of criminals, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office today helped south Florida detectives arrest a man wanted in connection to a bank robbery. ...more

May 7, 2009

The South Florida man convicted of dragging a woman for two miles to her death under his van has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. ...more

May 3, 2009

Former University of Miami and Plant High quarterback Robert Marve is expected to make a decision on where he will transfer by the end of next week, Plant coach Robert Weiner said today. Weiner met with Marve and his father, Eugene, Monday evening. Weiner said Marve is still considering all five finalists: Arizona State, Nebraska, Purdue, South Florida and Texas Tech. ...more

April 28, 2009

Authorities say a man died after rescuing two boys caught in rip currents off the coast of South Florida. ...more

April 26, 2009

South Florida's Tom Sicking went 4-for-5 with two RBI, but it wasn't enough as Hillsborough hung on for an 11-8 win in Suncoast Conference baseball action on Saturday. ...more

April 20, 2009

Former University of Miami and Plant High School quarterback Robert Marve's list of possible college destinations has been reduced to five, Plant coach Robert Weiner said today. ...more

April 17, 2009