A lawn maintenance man in Lutz was bitten by a pygmy rattler Monday, the second such attack in two weeks. ...more

August 25, 2009

A New York janitor found himself holding a policeman's gun when the officer needed a free hand to handcuff a suspect. ...more

May 23, 2009

Frank Evans fondly remembered. ...more

December 4, 2008

Wednesday began like any other day for Tom and Beverly Guire: Get out of bed, stretch, glance out the window to gauge the weather. ...more

December 4, 2008

An Avon Park maintenance man formerly employed as a subcontractor with Maronda Homes was free Friday on $43,000 bail, after he was arrested on charges of defrauding another subcontractor out of $43,827.26 by diverting his checks, according to a sheriff's arrest report. ...more

July 14, 2008

AVON PARK -- An Avon Park maintenance man formerly employed as a subcontractor with Moronda Homes was free Friday on $43,000 bail, after he was arrested and accused of defrauding another subcontractor out of $43,827.26 by diverting his checks, according to a sheriff's arrest report. Charles Michael Detore, 60, also known as "Chuck" of 2420 State Road 17 S., Avon Park, was booked into the Highlands County Jail on Thursday, on charges of grand theft $20,000 or more but less than $100,000, fraud – swindle obtaining property $20,000 or more but less than $50,000, fraud – impersonation by misrepresenting himself to commit personal ID fraud, forgery of or altering a bank bill, note, check or draft and fraud by issuing a false bank bill, note, check or draft. ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING – There seems to be quite a bit of commercial office space available in the area, but not at the refurbished Wachovia Bank building in Sebring. Nearly all of the space in the 32,840 square-foot building located next to Burger King has been leased. That's good news for Jimmy and Jeri Wohl and Martha and David Hatch. The couples, who are partners in 3200 Properties LLC, took ownership of the building last August. "We're just real happy to be about full not even a year into ownership," David Hatch said. The two couples have spent several thousand dollars on the building, which was built in 1998 by Thomas Wohl and had damage on the third and fourth floors from Hurricane Charley in 2004. ...more

June 14, 2008

Ken Krisp swore to the lifeless baby girl he found in a trash bag two years ago that even though someone had discarded her, he would never forget her. ...more

May 24, 2008

Ken Krisp swore to the lifeless baby girl he found in a trash bag two years ago that even though someone had discarded her, he would never forget her. His two-year vigil of praying for justice ended Thursday when Polk County authorities arrested Kami Sargent, 41, of Riverview. ...more

May 23, 2008

A High Point mobile home likely burned from the bottom up when the duct work beneath the house caught fire Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008