TAMPA – A woman who says she was charged with drunken driving after blowing 0.0 twice on a breath test and having a clean urine test has sued Gulfport, accusing a police officer of violating her civil rights. ...more

July 9, 2008

STIFFER PENALTIES APPLIED TO SERIOUS CRIMES ...more

July 6, 2008

I have been trying to get the city of Sebring to correct our street signs for over a year. We are a street, and the year-old signs say we are an avenue. We are the only place around where an avenue crosses an avenue. I cannot get the city to get off their seats, but I recall the pictures of King Carl Cool in your paper with real street signs wasted at taxpayers' expense, saying "Carl Cool Avenue." What a crock! ...more

July 6, 2008

SEBRING — Four hundred and seventeen traffic stops were made locally by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office during last week's statewide Move Over Enforcement Wave. ...more

July 5, 2008

The Zephyrhills Police Department Tactical Anti-Crime Team will take part in the "Move over Florida!" traffic enforcement campaign beginning today and ending Sunday. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - A 27-year-old man pulled over on a traffic stop had a suspended license — and an invalid prescription for the five Viagra pills police found in his car, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies in the county and the state, will be warning and ticketing motorists who break the the Move Over Law. The week-long enforcement is scheduled for June 23 through June 29, Sheriff Susan Benton announced in a press release. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is coordinating it, and Florida Highway Patrol troopers also will be involved. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEFFNER - A man who refused to stop his vehicle for Florida Highway Patrol troopers early Tuesday morning fled on foot and was found hiding in a tree, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 18, 2008

Driving along Interstate 75 is about to get safer. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Friday kicked off its "Guard Your Life -Drive Alert On I-75" safety campaign aimed at reducing deaths and crashes along that busy road. ...more

June 17, 2008

FDOT hopes to reduce head-on crashes. ...more

June 16, 2008