Bright House Networks customers won't lose their access to MTV, Nickelodeon and a number of other channels after cable television giant Time Warner reached an agreement early Thursday with media conglomerate Viacom Inc. ...more

January 2, 2009 |

A written plea of not guilty was entered Monday for an Avon Park police officer charged with police misconduct. Adam Wayne Willis, 30, is charged with armed burglary of a structure or conveyance and grand theft over $300. The defendant, who is represented by attorney William Fletcher, was not present for Monday's arraignment. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 8:30 a.m. ...more

December 15, 2008 |

the day after Morrison would have turned 65 - he appeared in The New York Times in two obituaries: his father's and that of the owner of the Los Angeles club, Whisky A Go Go, where Morrison's band, the Doors, got its big break. ...more

December 13, 2008 |

It's sad when those we entrust with protecting the public are accused of wrongdoing. It happens occasionally, and now it has happened in Avon Park. We don't know if the officers are innocent or guilty, but their alleged crimes send shivers down the spines of the public, and probably fellow law enforcement professionals as well. ...more

December 5, 2008 |

An Avon Park police officer was out of jail Wednesday on a $5,000 bond following his Tuesday arrest. ...more

December 4, 2008 |

For the second time in less than two weeks, an Avon Park police officer was arrested by agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Sebring field office. ...more

December 3, 2008 |

A local man charged with participating in a conspiracy as part of the Gambino crime family says he was a victim of extortion. ...more

October 10, 2008 |

Calls the measure 'embarrassing.' ...more

September 30, 2008 |

Ginny Brown-Waite was among the 228 House members who voted against the $700 billion bailout package for the financial industry Monday, calling the measure "embarrassing" and stomach-turning. ...more

September 30, 2008 |

A powerful state senator who served time in federal prison has died in a Jacksonville nursing home. ...more

September 27, 2008 |