A benefit dinner will still go on for a local mother who died Friday in an Orlando hospital ...more

October 24, 2009

Due to incorrect information provided, a story that ran in Friday's edition of Highlands Today on Avon Park's voting locations should not have included Precinct 3. Precinct 3 is not for voting and only residents who are registered in the City of Avon Park are eligible. ...more

October 17, 2009

On Sept. 9, Nichole Sevigny had her third son, Caden. Four days later she was taken to the hospital for an unknown condition. ...more

October 16, 2009

A 23-year-old woman, with a 2-year-old in the back seat, was killed early Sunday morning on Placid Lakes Boulevard after she went off the road and hit a parked car head on, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 30, 2009

A 23-year-old woman, with a 2-year-old in the back seat, was killed early Sunday morning on Placid Lakes Boulevard after she went off the road and hit a parked car head on, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

March 29, 2009

It's noon Friday. Nichole Leary just lit a 305 and sat down on the black metal bench outside the food court at Lakeshore Mall. ...more

February 7, 2009

Robinson High School's Starlets have entered the competitive domain of winter guard under the direction of coach Jamie Dyer. Winter guard participants create a conceptual show featuring dance (modern, contemporary, classical), flag work and spinning of rifle and saber. While similar to the work they do with the school's marching band, the show is performed on a gymnasium floor. In the team's first competition, Jan. 17 in Orlando, it placed third out of 27 teams. Teammates include Mary Ann Dugay, Shana Jenkins, Venessa Arellano, Kayla Arnold, Nichole Bowe, Julia Couto, Kali Danile, Liz Edgerley, Anastasia Gaertner, Ashley Hance, Kristen Klimley, Mariana Larios, Savannah Loaiza, Ariel Lussier, Ashley Soon and Althea Gerard. ...more

February 4, 2009

Jan. 25, 2009 ...more

January 25, 2009

A 25-year-old St. Petersburg woman died this morning in a high-speed crash in Ruskin, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

October 31, 2008

Motorists can't see them as they drive along alternate U.S. 19, but bicycle riders, joggers and others who use the Pinellas Trail near the Dunn Water Reclamation plant can certainly smell the 2,000 free tail bats that have taken up residence in a tunnel under the roadway. ...more

October 27, 2008