By BARRY FOSTER

News-Sun correspondent

SEBRING - Last month, Highlands County commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Highlands County Sheriff's Office to begin a program embedding a trained Emergency Medical Services paramedic with their Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. But the Sheriff's Office already has embedded in its department, experts in healing of another type - spiritual.

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SEBRING -- Circuit court Judge Angela Cowden advised attorneys to be mindful with the defendants involved in the Aaron Doty murder case Wednesday morning during another pre-trial conference.

Travis Makris and Giovanni Burgos, both charged with being accessories after the fact in the June 2012 death of Doty, were not present in the Highlands County courtroom Wednesday, however the defense atto ...

SEBRING - Two confirmed cases of pertussis have been identified in Highlands County, the Highlands County Health Department says. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be fatal for infants.

The respiratory disease is caused by bacteria that is spread through coughing and sneezing and ordinary, everyday touching (much like the common cold) ...

HIGHWAY PARK -- County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to allow the Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District Council application fee waivers totaling $1,375. The organization is renovating an abandoned house at 106 Washington Street and turning it into a community resource center.

What made the decision difficult for the commission is that, except for one instance when th ...