The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said they were called to a home on Sarasota Street in Lake Placid around 5 p.m. about the shooting. When deputies arrived, they found the victim dead in the front ...

The Hardee County Sheriff's Office says it has busted a marijuana grow house containing nearly $200,000 worth of plants, along with a “sophisticated" setup that involved stealing utilities.

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — Thousands of dollars worth of marijuana was discovered and seized after Florida law enforcement busted an illegal grow-house operation. Deputies from Hardee County and ...

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida jury has found Tracey Nix, a 67-year-old grandmother from Hardee County, not guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter ...

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— A Florida grandmother’s jury selection started Monday after she was accused of leaving her grandaughter to die in a hot car. According to court documents ...

Florida’s warm climate makes it a haven for nonnative Muscovy ducks and Egyptian geese, not to mention feral chickens. As ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Hardee County grandmother was found not guilty of manslaughter for the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, Uriel “Uri” Schock. Tracey Nix, a retired school ...