TAMPA - Charles Grover "Chuck" Brant, 42, will die by lethal injection, a circuit judge ruled this morning. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - Most neighbors who see John Raymond Zachreus call him "Willie Nelson" because his beard, brown hair and straw hat remind them of the country singer, police said. ...more

November 15, 2007

There has been a falling out between an attorney for prison-bound landlord Steven Green and Green's mother, who has been appointed Green's temporary guardian because of his extensive brain injuries, according to court documents. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - There has been a falling out between an attorney for notorious landlord Steven Green and Green's mother, who has been appointed Green's temporary guardian because of his extensive brain injuries, according to court documents. ...more

October 29, 2007

TAMPA - Cherene Clarke and her fiancé, Tommy Hill Jr., had just finished watching "Species: The Awakening," and had begun to slumber just before 7 a.m. Sunday in the living room of her East Tampa apartment. Then, the walls literally came crashing in. ...more

October 21, 2007

Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben Overton will mediate the ongoing legal dispute between the Weeki Wachee mermaids and the state agency that acts as the landlord for the venerable roadside attraction. ...more

October 21, 2007

There was no Halloween bogeyman in the closet for one Brooklyn woman - just a 7-foot-long python in her toilet. ...more

October 21, 2007

When it comes to property taxes — or just about anything else, for that matter — all any reasonable person wants is fairness. ...more

October 21, 2007

Got a yen to tat lace, string beads, burn wood? How about quilting, whittling, stitching, scrapbooking? ...more

October 11, 2007

How to make Avon Park grow has been the single biggest issue city leaders have grappled with for a while. That it will continue to be as important was evident at a recent Avon Park City Council candidate forum organized by a civil rights group –– the League of United Latin American Citizens. Those who expected race issues and the landlord ordinance to be discussed were surprised to instead find candidates being asked their opinion on growth matters. One of the organizers, who is Hispanic, emphasized to Highlands Today that fostering "unity" and growth are two of Avon Park's biggest challenges. He said he wanted to live in a vibrant, growing community where his kids wouldn't have to leave to look for jobs. Another member said he didn't want Avon Park to become another low-income community. ...more

October 8, 2007