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 ...

The Florida Supreme Court permanently revoked the law license of Sonya Charmaine Davis, executive director of the Heart of ...

Duke Energy Florida said Jan. 29 that all 10 of its new Clean Energy Connection solar energy sites are now fully operational.

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 ...