The following people were booked Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 29 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 1, 2009

An armed intruder who authorities say broke into a home late Thanksgiving Day night and held residents at gunpoint, remained in jail this morning, held without bail. ...more

November 27, 2009

The following people were booked Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

October 27, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him will spend five years in prison and then serve probation as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said today. ...more

October 21, 2009

A Clearwater man is accused of raping and imprisoning a woman in his home Wednesday, public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts said. Juan Costa, 612 S. Duncan Ave., was charged with false imprisonment and sexual battery. He was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and is being held with bail set at $60,000. ...more

July 9, 2009

Two officers were standing in the parking lot of the police station this morning at 5:30 a.m. when a man walked up to them and told them he had killed his wife. ...more

April 12, 2009

Taina Lopez thought the 2-month-old girl in the Amber Alert resembled her newborn. ...more

March 28, 2009

Taina Lopez feels as if no one listened to her. ...more

March 27, 2009

Three days after his 2-month-old baby was taken by a woman who he said was impersonating an immigration official, Andres Cruz said he still did not have a clue why someone would have done that. "We haven't done anything to anyone or owe anything," he said Thursday. "Why would anyone harm us?" ...more

March 27, 2009

Andres Cruz said he was scared when a woman claiming to be an immigration official came to his job and told him she needed to take his 2-month-old baby. ...more

March 26, 2009