A March hearing was set today for Vidal Mills, facing misdemeanor battery charges for beating a teen who allegedly boasted of killing his son – Jefferson High School football star Cedric "C.J." Mills. ...more

February 5, 2009

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has called up all of his Army National Guard troop and some Air National Guard units to get the state back on its feet following a crippling ice storm. ...more

January 31, 2009

There's an unsigned "no contest" plea in the criminal case folder of Emily Vernon. ...more

January 30, 2009

The city council is expected to vote Thursday on a settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two companies over the number of billboards they can put up. ...more

January 20, 2009

The city council is expected to vote Thursday on settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two companies over the number of billboards they can put up. ...more

January 19, 2009

The trial of a Tampa lawyer accused of hitting and shoving a News Channel 8 videographer was delayed today until March. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Florida mother charged with murdering her little daughter will not be deposed from jail in a defamation lawsuit. ...more

January 8, 2009

For months, health care workers from Comfort Keepers took care of Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano's wife, Nair, who has been bedridden for several years. ...more

January 8, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist today appointed Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Marva L. Crenshaw to the 2nd District Court of Appeal. ...more

January 7, 2009

Editor's note: This year Highlands Today is starting a Person of the Year that the newspaper will name in the new year. The criteria was choosing someone who makes a big difference for citizens in Highlands County and/or who has had a big impact on our area. Picking our first Person of the Year was difficult, with so many good nominees to consider. ...more

January 5, 2009