Posts by Sebring Radio

A Sebring truck driver is staging a dramatic protest outside police headquarters after being charged with DUI, despite blowing a zero on his breath test. Felix Carlos Tellez says he was pulled over near U.S. 27 and Flare Road on Sunday, November 16th, did roadside sobriety tests, and twice tested 0.0 at the jail. He…

A 2023 Avon Park murder case is back in the spotlight as a prison inmate is now being charged in the deadly beating of 63-year-old Douglas Lieland. Deputies say 47-year-old Kenneth McLucas—already serving time for gun theft—will be returned to Highlands County to face homicide charges. Lieland was found beaten to death in his mobile…

Highlands County Fire Rescue is sharing new details after a Tuesday morning blaze tore through a home in Avon Park. Crews were called just after 9:30 a.m. to the 400 block of West Gobourne Street, where a kitchen cooking fire quickly spread through a single-family home. One person was inside but was safely escorted out…

A Florida Fish and Wildlife K-9 helped investigators crack a shooting case tied to a local gas station. Officers say the K-9 located a gun hidden under a backyard shed, believed to be the weapon used during an exchange of gunfire between two people at a Speedway on Oak Street. One driver, 27-year-old Colton Howell,…

A major sentencing is now closed in a violent Highlands County murder tied to an international meth trafficking ring. Investigators say 34-year-old Miguel Molina-Etchechury—a suspected drug leader moving meth from Mexico into Central Florida—beat associate Jonathan Diaz to death in a Sebring garage back in 2018, then burned and buried the body. Molina was later…

Change is stirring inside Avon Park City Hall. After a narrow three-to-two vote, the council has appointed former Public Works Director Jason Atkinson as interim city manager, following Dr. Danielle Kelly’s resignation effective November 21st. Atkinson — now working in Fort Pierce — will begin November 24th, returning to City Hall where his previous tenure…

Highlands County residents are invited to the 2nd Annual Red, White, and Blue Veterans Day Car Show and Parade on today, November 11th, at Firemen’s Field, located at 681 Magnolia Avenue in Sebring. The car show begins at 4 p.m., followed by the parade at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy vendors, food trucks, entertainment, and a night…

It’s a cattle caper straight out of a country song. Deputies say an Okeechobee man, David Daniel, borrowed 17 heifers from a local rancher — but only brought back three. The owner figured the rest were just grazing somewhere in Lake Placid, until months passed and the cows never came home. When deputies asked Daniel…

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday evening after a car crashed into the Publix at Southgate Shopping Center in Sebring. The Sebring Fire Department responded around 6:30 p.m., finding a vehicle that had struck an exterior wall of the store. Among the injured was a pedestrian hit by the car. Photos show heavy front-end damage to…

Highland County Residents are invited to have a say in local land conservation. Public voting for the Highlands County Land Conservation Program is open now through Friday, November 14, 2025. Residents are encouraged to watch a short explainer video and take a survey to choose their top three conservation priorities—from wildlife corridors and water quality…