Gender bias? It is a man's world. To renew a Florida driver's license ("Driven to frustration," front page, March 10), women now have to prove the world is still round; however, men can apparently just show up with a birth certificate and proof of their address and Social Security number, and they are done. ...more

March 13, 2010

For Charlotte Cooper, getting a renewed Florida driver's license has been a challenge to her patience as well as her pocketbook. ...more

March 10, 2010

Officials say the percentage of people lacking proper documents is relatively small, but that's little solace to those affected. ...more

March 8, 2010

With all the complaints about obtaining the new Florida driver's licenses, I want to commend the DMV for being so helpful and courteous when I visited the office last Friday. ...more

February 19, 2010

A man was free Wednesday on $7,500 bail after he was charged in connection with a Nov. 21, 2007 grow house raid at his property at 2527 Van Pelt Road, in Sebring. ...more

January 15, 2010

Police checking the license plate of a suspicious vehicle discovered a few minutes later that the 23-year-old driver was wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. ...more

December 24, 2009

Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. ...more

March 13, 2009

The difference in the spelling of her name is only one letter, but it has sent Geraldean Smith - or now Jeraldean to officialdom - on a roller coaster ride she would rather avoid. ...more

February 13, 2009

A Miami woman was returned from Orange County and jailed in Highlands County Tuesday on a slew of charges stemming from an alleged illegal shopping spree. ...more

January 29, 2009

A local man was out of jail Tuesday on a $1,500 bond following his Sunday arrest on drug charges. ...more

January 7, 2009