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A convicted sex offender that absconded was located and arrested yesterday after he was found hiding in a closet of a home in Tampa. George Brown Jr., was convicted of a lewd and lascivious act in the presence of a child under the age of 16 in Alachua County back in 2003. Since that conviction Continue reading

Judge Angela Cowden has gone along with the recommendation of the jury and sentenced Zephen Xaver to death for killing five women at a Sebring bank in 2019. Xaver entered a guilty plea to five counts of murder earlier this year, and in June, the jury voted nine to three for the death penalty. During Continue reading

AT&T and The Ridge Area Arc has teamed up to provide a nationwide program that brings digital skills training to people with disabilities and their families in Highlands County. The Ridge was recently awarded the AT&T Digital Literacy Grant, which will help to provide critical resources for job applications, fostering social connections, and enhanced learning. Continue reading

It’s the busy holiday season in Highlands County which means more people and more traffic. The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office in a campaign to keep residents safe on the road. They are reminding drivers to drive sober or get pulled over. Continue reading

The long-awaited dedication for the new Medal of Honor Memorial commences this morning in downtown Sebring. A pair of World War 2 P-51 fighter planes are scheduled to do a flyover as part of the ceremony. The dedication will feature keynote speaker Navy Petty Officer Third Class Robert Ingram, a recipient of the Medal of Continue reading

A Monday night crash at Afton Road and US 98 has left one motorcyclist dead and another with serious injuries. Florida Highway Patrol preliminary reports state that at about 10:39PM a 73-year-old Sebring man driving a pick-up truck, was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Afton and US 98. He proceeded to Continue reading

New details have been released in the deadly hit and run early Saturday morning in Sebring. Christian Batista, of Sebring, was killed by an impaired driver. The accused driver is Melvin A. Santiago, also of Sebring. Saturday morning, Sebring Police Department officers were dispatched after witnesses called and reported that an unconscious male was lying Continue reading

A hit and run driver who allegedly struck and killed a man on a scooter early Saturday morning in Sebring, has been arrested. The accident closed the Southbound lanes of HWY27 for hours between Hardware Place and Northside Drive, as police investigated. The driver also allegedly fled the scene of the accident with the scooter Continue reading

Changes may be coming to the Sebring City Clerk Position. A proposed ordinance on amending the City Charter was presented by City Attorney Bob Swaine at Tuesday’s Council Meeting. The amendment proposed was to change the Sebring city clerk position from an elected to an appointed position. Under the current City Charter, the city clerk Continue reading

The Spencer hearing in the Zephen Xaver case resumed Tuesday. Xaver is the convicted mass murderer of 5 women in a Sebring SunTrust Bank branch in 2019. The first half of the hearing was conducted on November 5th in which the defense called witnesses. After the Spencer hearing concludes, Judge Angela Cowden will determine if Continue reading