The day-long search for a missing mentally challenged ended early this morning after she returned home. Evelyn Monk, 44, came back to her Grouper Drive home around 4:45 a.m., Thursday, according to Sgt. David Stewart with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. He added that Monk told authorities she had been in the woods. ...more

December 11, 2008

A policy designed to prevent non-platonic relationships between Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and employees is still in the works. ...more

December 10, 2008

Despite the grisly economy, the holiday spirit seems to be alive if not even well. ...more

November 27, 2008

More than 300 people gave a warm welcome Tuesday evening to 70 Marine reservists returning home after a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq. As they stepped off the buses that pulled into the Marine Reserve Training Center on Gandy Boulevard, the troops of the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion were met with waving American flags, shouts and embraces from their loved ones. "Coming home to your family is the greatest thing in the world," said Sgt. Richard Wester of Orlando. The Marines conducted counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and provided base security in Anbar province. The battalion had no casualties during the tour. ...more

November 26, 2008

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday after three Sebring businesses and Sebring High and Sebring Middle schools were burglarized, Sebring police said. ...more

November 17, 2008