Not all passengers in district-owned vehicles will need to be fire-rescue employees once a new policy is approved by the fire board. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $66,000 bail Monday after Sebring police say he was arrested while walking down Roseland Avenue with a sword and a large knife. ...more

December 18, 2007

Who said it's hard to mail something at Christmas? ...more

December 10, 2007

LAKELAND - Shawn Newberry, the 18-year-old who had an arsenal of weaponry and was arrested on a school weapon charge, was charged with 26 counts of possession of child pornography today, police said. ...more

November 1, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies are scouring a Pebble Creek subdivision northeast of Tampa this afternoon looking for a trio of burglars, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. At 2:15 p.m., Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to a home invasion robbery at a home on Big Pond Way in Tampa. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA - Two teens in Halloween costumes caused a stir in Davis Islands on Tuesday when someone thought the gun-toting man and his hostage were real, police said. ...more

October 31, 2007

Four musicians with backgrounds of playing in area bands have recently formed Shotgun, a band dedicated to the sounds they love. Shotgun's motto is "A Blast from the Past." ...more

October 3, 2007

Dwight Leodis Kitchen saw the two deputies approaching him and dropped from the front passenger seat of his friend's car to the floorboard. ...more

October 3, 2007

Authorities have released the name of the 19-year-old who was shot dead Monday night in Plant City by an undercover Hillsborough County deputy. Dwight Leodis Kitchen, of 901 W. Renfroe St., Plant City, was shot by an undercover deputy who was serving an arrest warrant on another teen wanted for dealing in stolen property, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

October 2, 2007

They say good things come to those who wait. Well, the Bucs definitely had to wait for officials to finish reviewing a Deuce McAllister run early in the first quarter. The wait was well worth the time, though. When officials finally ruled McAllister had fumbled following a Barrett Ruud hit (and apparent recovery), the stage was set for the Bucs' first score. That came eight plays later and largely was the result of two big plays by QB Jeff Garcia, but it was Jon Gruden's decision to challenge the initial ruling on McAllister's run that got them the ball. ...more

September 17, 2007