The following people were booked Friday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 7 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

December 9, 2008

The private search organization that helped look for missing toddler Caylee Anthony in Orlando says it's scanning the Gulf of Mexico for two pilots whose aircraft went missing Sunday. ...more

December 6, 2008

Laughter pealed through Sacred Heart Church's sanctuary Thursday night as family and friends recalled Zachary Schlitt's sense of humor and adventure. ...more

December 4, 2008

Bill Rich wasn't from Pasco County, but he was as familiar to regulars at Sertoma bluegrass festivals as the ranch's rolling hills and tree-lined landscape. He spent last weekend at the youth ranch north of Dade City, accompanying daughter Amy's fiddle and son Nathan's acoustic guitar on the banjo that rarely left his side. The family had been participating in the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival and other musical events at the venue for 20 years. Rich, 57, of West Palm Beach, died unexpectedly Tuesday, two days after the festival ended. "He had a bad heart and he just went into the hospital Monday to get some water taken out of his leg," said Nathan Rich, 24. "His heart just went out overnight." ...more

December 4, 2008

If you're tired of bad real estate news, here's encouragement: Tampa is the top metro area in Florida for singles who relocate, according to an industry survey. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Coast Guard has called off its search for two pilots whose plane disappeared Sunday over the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

December 3, 2008

In the past few months, BK Jackson seems to have been everywhere. He released his first smooth jazz CD, opened for legendary vocalist Tony Bennett at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday and performed the national anthem at four sold-out Tampa Bay Rays playoff games. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Coast Guard has called off its search for two pilots whose plane went missing Sunday as it flew over the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

December 2, 2008

An 87-foot Coast Guard cutter planned to search all night Monday for a 35-year-old Harbour Island man and a West Palm Beach resident whose plane apparently crashed Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. ...more

December 2, 2008

An 87-foot Coast Guard cutter will search all night for two pilots whose plane apparently crashed Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico, authorities say. ...more

December 1, 2008