A 13-year-old boy was reportedly whipped with a belt for using too much air freshener. ...more

December 16, 2008 |

Deputy Darla Marie Van Wrinkle bounded into her new job at the sheriff's office Wednesday. ...more

November 21, 2008 |

Bill Douglas genuinely loves to help people and enjoys serving his community and church. ...more

November 3, 2008 |

If Hernando County commissioners are sincerely interested in saving taxpayers money and right-sizing county government in these lean economic times, they should start by reducing the size and budget of the county attorney's office. ...more

June 5, 2008 |

Irvine Robbins, 90, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins whose penchant for creating unusual ice-cream flavors helped push post-World War II America far beyond its chocolate-vanilla-strawberry tastes, died Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. ...more

May 7, 2008 |

SEBRING — Sheriff's detectives needed a keen sense of smell and sharp ears Wednesday to locate a marijuana growhouse operation, the 60th growhouse raided in the county since November 2006. A strong marijuana smell and the sound of growhouse electrical equipment led to the arrest of a Sebring man and woman in connection with the alleged operation at 8460 Tubbs Ranch Road, in Sebring, off of U.S. 98. ...more

December 14, 2007 |