AVON PARK — It was a wonderful evening to share the holiday spirit and enjoy the sounds of the season from a variety of choirs and musical enables.
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AVON PARK — Councilman Stanley Spurlock was approved by the City Council to serve as deputy mayor, but there were differing opinions on the selection process.
SEBRING — Governor Ron DeSantis’ minimum teacher pay proposal was a major topic at the recent joint conference of The Florida Association of District School Superintendents and the Florida School Boards Association.
SEBRING — Reportedly, all a jury had to do Tuesday afternoon in the civil case against Ricardo Espildora was decide the damages he owes to the plaintiff.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fueled his determination to seek an end to the long conflict with a neighboring country.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a “brat” after she expressed concern about the slayings of indigenous Brazilians in the Amazon.
GENEVA (AP) — Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organization and instead facing what critics call “the law of the jungle.’’
Cancer is a horrible disease that prematurely ends far too many lives. In America, those who are diagnosed with cancer face an added worry — the costs of their treatment.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.
MADRID (AP) — The next U.S. president should stop subsidizing fossil fuels to help tackle climate change, billionaire Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday, highlighting an issue that is the central pillar of his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential race.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings wit…
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — A state licensing board continues to grapple with how best to address mental-health issues and substance abuse among medical students and physicians across Florida.
TALLAHASSEE — A measure that would repeal an embattled bonus program for public-school teachers and principals — and free up nearly $300 million — was backed by a Senate education panel on Monday.
TALLAHASSEE — A request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to establish a statewide office focused on the impact of rising sea levels was approved Monday by a Senate committee. The Infrastructure and Security Committee backed a proposal (SPB 7016) that would create the Statewide Office of Resiliency withi…
SEBRING — Highlands County Fire Rescue crews and officials assisted Glades County emergency response Monday afternoon to fight a burning fertilizer freight car.
On its 10-year anniversary, Starworks Motorsport will return to prototype racing for the 2020 season, running in IMSA’s LMP2 class under the team name of Tower Motorsport by Starworks. Thursday will see the four-time prototype champions taking delivery of a new ORECA 07 chassis, entering the…
VENUS — Start a new family tradition this year by decorating a Christmas tree for the critters at Archbold Biological Station. Come and enjoy the citrus smell of sand pines, search for animal tracks, and call for Florida Scrub-Jays. Children of all ages and their family members are welcome a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him. Trump and his allies lobbed fresh assaults on the proceedings they dismiss as a hoax and a sham.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 160-year-old church believed to be the oldest black church in the United States and built by enslaved Africans has been restored to a version of its former glory.
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving perhaps two dozen others missing and presumed dead. Eighteen others were rescued, s…
PARIS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways.
TALLAHASSEE — Pushing back against arguments raised by Attorney General Ashley Moody and the National Rifle Association, gun-control supporters contend the Florida Supreme Court should sign off on a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at blocking possession of assault weapons.
Burglar at auto parts store hit officer in head with pliers
SEBRING — It’s enough to buy a “Six Million Dollar Man” every year, but the School Board of Highlands County isn’t buying cyborgs, it uses its half-cent sales tax revenue to purchase much needed new school buses, to improve school security, for many maintenance and repair projects and studen…
TALLAHASSEE — An effort to jettison the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which drew controversy last year as it successfully proposed a series of ballot measures, continued to move forward Monday in the state House.
AVON PARK — The City Manager Citizens Selection Committee is going to work now on reviewing more than 30 applications in the process to find the city’s next top administrator.
SEBRING — Low interest U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans are available for businesses of all sizes, homeowners and home renters who incurred damage from Tropical Storm Nestor.
SEBRING — At 2 months old, Ezekiel Garcia slept, yawned, fessed, smiled, cried and need diaper changes, but he had to eat through a feeding tube.
1. The Hebrew word Hanukkah means dedication, and the holiday is colloquially called the Festival of Lights. But you’ve probably seen the word spelled a variety of ways, from Hanukkah to Hannuka to Chanukah. Because the word is transliterated from Hebrew, there’s not an exact English equival…
SEBRING — Sebring police report that a man tried to join in Friday night’s Christmas parade with his dog, but his dog didn’t have the holiday spirit.
CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing muscle-bound “mighty mice,” pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot.
TALLAHASSEE — Joshua Watson had just graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and looked forward to a military career as a pilot. On Saturday, he was being hailed a hero, as his family recounted how the 23-year-old — in his last minutes of life — led first responders to an active shooter at the…
PENSACOLA — The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism, the agency said Sunday.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report today that is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. But it is also expected to document…
NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction in an effort to cut down on the tens of thousands of birds who die flying into the city’s buildings every year.
HOUSTON — A suspect has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer who was responding to a domestic violence report, officials said Sunday.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike his predecessors, “I kept my promises.”
NEW DELHI — A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43 people.
WARSAW, Poland — When new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sits down today for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face meeting, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
COS COB, CONNECTICUT — Diana Traeger and her husband raised their children in the oil fields in Utah, where fortunes went up and down with oil prices. The family had a tradition of collecting spare change all year and then choosing a needy family to surprise with anonymous gifts on Christmas…
AVON PARK — As legal matters are finalized with the Wylde Building, the City Council will consider moving forward with having the Main Street structure demolished.
SEBRING — Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in downtown Sebring Friday night in a flurry of snowflakes and to the cheers of scores of children.
SEBRING — Kids spent Saturday morning dressing up gingerbread men, pasting up snowflakes and writing letters to Santa.
Take time out of your busy holiday schedule by enjoying the season with your family and loved ones at the amazing light show at 5825 Thunder Road in Spring Lake Village I. The lights on Thunder Road will wow you with over 10,000 lights that twinkle, sparkle and flash to traditional holiday m…
