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The discovery of several malnourished dogs on Monday has led to the arrest of a 42-year-old Lake Placid man. The dogs were found at James Ididson Barfield’s home on Flamingo Street. According to reports, The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Unit was dispatched Monday afternoon after a call regarding an emaciated dog in the…

A second suspect is in custody in connection to a deadly attempted robbery in Polk County last week. Winter Haven police say 17-year-old Christian Rodriguez was the driver who traveled to the Abbey Lane Apartments to sell a cellphone last Monday. Two people are accused of getting into the vehicle before pistol-whipping Rodriguez during a…

Three members of a family are dead in a murder-suicide scene. The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office says a 54-year-old woman shot her 63-year-old husband, ten-year-old son and then herself. The incident was discovered Friday in a home at 5555 North Lake Huckleberry Drive when a neighbor realized that they hadn’t seen the residents in several…

Falsified health records have led to the recommendation of termination for a Sebring Middle School Health Tech. Shasira Olivero allegedly altered records related to administering prescribed medication to a student after failing to administer the medicine at the correct time. On October 17th, the student’s parent called to inquire about the times the medications were…

A Vocational High School could be in the future for Highlands County. Last week the School Board of Highlands County approved a Five-Year Work Plan which includes the proposed building of the school. The plan indicates that $75 million dollars has tentatively been assigned for the 2027-28 fiscal year for the school, and, if approved-…

Lake Placid Middle and High School will soon merge and operate as a single campus. One consideration for the merger, is the history of numerous changes in leadership at Lake Placid Middle School. The campus has seen 5 principals over the last decade alone. The Highlands County School Board has approved the plan which will…

A Sebring woman pled guilty on Friday, to a deadly smuggling conspiracy that caused the deaths of 16 Cuban migrants, many of which were children. Yaquelin Dominguez-Nieves was convicted last week for her part in the 2022 scheme. Dominguez-Nieves took at least $11,500 from the Cuban migrants and sent it to her boyfriend in Cuba,…

One man is dead after a rollover crash on US 27 near New Life Way, on Friday afternoon. The man was reportedly walking his bicycle in the ditch next to 27 when the accident occurred. According to witness testimony, a Nissan Sentra heading south on 27 at a high rate of speed, drove through the…

Highlands County Fire Rescue responded to reports of a structure fire at a Lake Placid Church shortly after 8:00pm Thursday night. Several Crews were on scene at Lake Placid Memorial United Methodist Church on Kent Street, including off duty personnel called in to assist and the Sebring Fire Department. The blaze caused extensive structural damage…

Over a dozen people from Central Florida will directly benefit from one of President Trump’s first acts in office. On Monday, Trump granted pardons to about 15-hundred people involved in the January 6th riot. The Orlando Sentinel reports at least 16 of them are from Central Florida. One of them is former police officer Nathan…