The state attorney's office has determined two Clearwater Police Department officers were justified in their actions during a fatal shooting March 2, Clearwater police say. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Brandon woman was charged with felony child neglect after deputies learned she had been driving drunk with her children in the car, authorities said. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Brandon woman was charged with felony child neglect after deputies said they found her driving drunk with her children in the car. Jennifer Ruth Carter, 27, was held at the Falkenburg Road Jail today on $2,750 bail, records show. Carter also is charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence with property damage and driving with a suspended license. ...more

September 23, 2008

An Atlanta man stopped for racing his Jaguar with a motorcycle at 90 miles per hour had a pistol on each hip and an alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit, authorities said. ...more

September 20, 2008

A Lake Placid man was free Wednesday on $6,000 bail after he was stopped by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) after a low-speed chase. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bail after a police chase through downtown streets moved onto the Sebring Parkway and ended when he crashed his van into a light pole in the Ruby Tuesday restaurant parking lot. ...more

July 16, 2008

A Clearwater man was arrested early today on suspicion of drunk driving after he crashed his car into an unmarked patrol car assigned to the sergeant of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office's DUI Enforcement Unit. ...more

June 21, 2008

California's big reds are coming on strong these days as winemakers pursue riper, fuller-flavored fruit. ...more

February 22, 2008

AVON PARK — A man was arrested late Saturday afternoon after he was accused of smashing his car into a house and then taking off, according to an official with the Avon Park Police Department. Roberto Jimenez, of Plant City, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a valid driver's license in connection with the Saturday evening accident at 2601 Woodruff Heights, said police Sgt. Sally Vega. All three charges are misdemeanors. Jimenez was being held at Highlands County Jail in lieu of a $2,250 bond Sunday. According to Vega and other witnesses, a red Plymouth Breeze with Ohio license plates backed through the wall of the house at around 4:18 p.m. Saturday. Vega said that car was driven by Jimenez, who was visiting a neighbor when he hit the house. The home, owned by Reina V. Rodriguez and Angel L. Maldonado according to Highlands County Property Appraiser records, was unoccupied at the time of the accident, and no injuries were reported. ...more

February 11, 2008

The wife of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan has filed for divorce, the latest chapter in a year of turmoil for the family. ...more

November 24, 2007