At a time when bankers are being pilloried on Capitol Hill as heartless and greedy, Leonard Abess Jr. stands apart. ...more

February 25, 2009

A gang of South Florida thieves dubbed the "Felony Lane Group" is accused of breaking into cars to steal identification, credit cards and checkbooks that they then used to defraud local banks of more than $50,000. ...more

February 20, 2009

Citing a desire to reward his employees, a Miami banker doled out $60 million in bonuses to all staffers and even some retirees after he sold a majority stake in the company for close to $1 billion. ...more

February 16, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night, accused of robbing a Pasco County bank two days before. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 25-year-old Hernando County man was arrested Wednesday night in a Pasco bank robbery ...more

January 15, 2009

The crime only took a minute. The man walked into the Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union in Lakeland on Nov. 20 and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the robber walked out. He hasn't been caught. ...more

December 31, 2008

Welcome to bank robbery in the modern age. No guns a blazing. No elaborately choreographed heists. No dramatic car chases or shootouts. ...more

December 30, 2008

Authorities searching for three suspects. ...more

December 24, 2008

There's a good chance you've already heard a racist joke made at our president-elect's expense. As expected, they are flowing with ease from plenty of folks right here in Highlands County, and throughout the country for that matter. It's amazing the ignorance and insensitivity these joke-tellers exhibit. And, perhaps, those of us who just let it happen without calling these bigots on their comments are just as much to blame. ...more

November 9, 2008

A man wearing black paint on his face as well as a black wig, fake mustache and beard took money from a Brandon bank today, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 7, 2008