David Santiago sat in the jury box of Courtroom 3A, talking easily and joking with his attorney. ...more

January 20, 2010

A New Port Richey man suspected of being a gang leader was sentenced to 10 years in state prison today, but he has federal charges looming, too. ...more

January 19, 2010

They were probably two very unassuming 90-year-old women who came into the Highlands County Courthouse and, between them, had four long butcher knives in their purses. ...more

January 16, 2010

SEBRING They were probably two very unassuming 90-year-old women who came into the Highlands County Courthouse and, between them, had four long butcher knives in their purses. "Why they carried them, I don't know," said Lt. Curtis Ludden with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office's Division of Judicial Services. ...more

January 16, 2010

The man accused of killing a 3-month-old boy and tossing him out of a car had to be removed from court Friday after an outburst during a routine hearing. ...more

December 12, 2009

The man accused of killing a 3-month-old boy and tossing him out of a car had to be removed from court today after an outburst during a routine hearing. ...more

December 11, 2009

The sheriff's office is considering the partial privatization of security at the Hernando County courthouse and government center. ...more

March 19, 2009

Circuit Judge Peter Estrada, with the 10th Judicial Circuit, accepted an invitation to serve on the Florida Supreme Court's Standing Committee On Fairness and Diversity. ...more

December 19, 2008

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

December 3, 2008

It was like a scene straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster. Several deputies - wearing bulletproof vests and helmets and carrying automatic weapons - ducked behind vehicles parked near the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and the county courthouse late Thursday morning. ...more

October 11, 2008