Posts by Sebring Radio

A motorcyclist was injured Saturday morning in a two-vehicle accident on State Road 17 between Home Avenue and Arbuckle Creek Road, when a GMC pickup failed to yield the right of way. The pickup truck was reportedly exiting a private driveway and pulled into the path of the motorcycle, causing the motorcyclist to lay down…

An alleged drug trafficker was arrested Wednesday after a late-night traffic stop in Sebring. Around 11:23 PM, a Chevy Silverado was pulled over near US 27 and Flare Road after it was observed speeding and failing to signal. K-9 Goose was on scene during the stop and alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search…

Lake Placid residents will now have an extra option when disposing of their live Christmas Trees this year. Local organization Keep Lake Placid Beautiful is sponsoring a recycling event in which one lucky resident dropping off will have the chance to win a $100 gift card. Live Christmas trees can be dropped off through January…

­­­­­­­An overturned sod truck caused traffic delays for hours on Hwy. 27 Tuesday after the semi truck and a pickup truck collided. At approximately 10:25 AM, a pick-up truck stopped at a red traffic signal on US 27 and Thunderbird RD, but a sod truck following behind was unable to stop in time causing the…

CSX Transportation has a track maintenance project scheduled to begin next Monday, January 13th. The project will be approximately 7 weeks ending on or around February 28th and will include several closures of railroad crossings in Highlands and Polk Counties. Each Railroad crossing will be closed anywhere from 2-5 days for maintenance. A list of…

A new survey by the company Filterbuy shows that the Avon Park-Sebring Metro area registered an average unemployment of six percent last year. It was higher than the national average of 5.3-percent for 2021. Last year’s numbers were incrementally better than 2020, but still are anemic with better than 2,000 local people said to still…

Today is Good Friday and officials at the Highlands County School system have announced there are no classes today for students here. Motorists are reminded to watch out for youngsters out and about during regular school hours. Classes will resume on Monday. Despite some rain in the area, conditions remain dry overall. Firefighters from West…

A traffic accident south of Sebring has claimed a life. Florida Highway Patrol reports indicate a 35-year-old Sebring man slammed his car head-on into a semi-truck on Highway 98 near the Lock Access Road. Apparently, the car went left of center on a curve and hit the semi. Two people in a sport utility vehicle…

NEWS 4/19/22 BF FATAL MOTORCYCLE An early morning accident on the Panther Parkway has claimed a life. According to reports, a motorcyclist was southbound near the Lake Denton curve, when they ran off the road and flipped. The rider was thrown off the bike and was declared dead at the scene. Florida Highway Patrol officials…

Florida Highway Patrol officials now say it was a Lake Wales man that was killed in that motorcycle accident early yesterday morning. The 35-year-old rider failed to make a curve on the Panther Parkway just south of the circle and flipped the bike – he was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say he was…