In a statement, Sheriff Paul Blackman said the child was malnourished and "severely abused," with her body covered in wounds, including open lacerations.

A woman who once worked for the Florida Department of Children and Families and was guardian ad-litem is accused of murdering ...

HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. - The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl in Sebring, a ...

An adoptive mom who used to work for the Florida Department of Children and Families is accused of locking her 13-year-old ...

A suspicious device resembling a pipe bomb was discovered among a worker’s tools at Sebring Regional Airport Industrial Park ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida had a drop in private-sector employment in October in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, but the ...

A gadget resembling an improvised bomb was found among a man’s tools at Sebring Regional Airport Industrial Park in Florida, ...

A Florida man was sentenced to federal prison after bringing 20 pounds of fentanyl and meth into the country from Mexico.

She oversees various medical specialty practices of 200 physicians and other medical professionals, serving military veterans ...

Lakeland football will go into the postseason undefeated at 9-0, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A and are again No. 1 in the final ...

Eight Polk County football teams remain playoff position with two teams on the bubble after the latest FHSAA power rankings that were released on Tuesday. Haines City moved up to No. 9 in Class 7A ...

Republicans are far ahead of Democrats in Florida in voting so far in the presidential election. The overwhelming Republican turnout after four days of early voting in most of Florida is besting ...