Tampa police were conducting an undercover prostitution sting last night when suddenly a man pulled out a gun. ...more

December 30, 2008

Even during a most peaceful of holidays, terrible things can happen, and that's exactly what happened here in Highlands County on Christmas day. ...more

December 28, 2008

AVON PARK Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur fell unconscious and later died about 9 a.m. Thursday, according to Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan. Wilbur, 43, began his shift at about 6 a.m. and was on duty in the Winn-Dixie shopping plaza, accompanied by a police officer trainee, said Rowan on Friday. Wilbur slipped into unconsciousness and the trainee called emergency dispatch. He was transported by Highlands County Emergency Medical Services to Florida Hospital Heartland Division, where he was pronounced dead. ...more

December 27, 2008

Police Sgt. Marc Wilbur died about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Winn Dixie shopping plaza, said Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan on Friday. ...more

December 26, 2008

At about 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, reports of shots being fired alerted Sebring police to an armed robbery at the L&M Food Store, located at 1411 Roseland Ave., in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more

December 11, 2008

The brother of actor Mark Ruffalo has died a week after he was shot in the head, police said Tuesday. Scott Ruffalo, 39, died late Monday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Police Sgt. Renato Moreno said. ...more

December 9, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. ...more

November 30, 2008

Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal-Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down. ...more

November 29, 2008

A man who had threatened to kill himself Sunday night was shot by a St. Petersburg police officer, investigators said. ...more

November 17, 2008

As many as 10,000 people took to the streets in San Diego and similar numbers marched in Los Angeles on Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, authorities said. ...more

November 10, 2008