Arcadia News

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 9:33 p.m. Fourth of July fireworks? Sure.

Less than a week after being arrested on probation violation charges, the man known as the "Hyde Park rapist" is back in Hillsborough County.

Bobby J. Helms, known in the 1980s as the Hyde Park rapist, was arrested Friday evening by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for violating conditions of his probation.

Meikah Heaton is about $3,000 closer to a liver transplant, thanks to some generous people and businesses in DeSoto County.

On July 18, riders representing Southwest Florida law enforcement agencies, firefighters and medical personnel will depart from North Naples Fire District Station 45 to embark on a 413-mile bike ride in honor of fallen Fort Myers Police Department Officer Andrew Widman.

1 to Sept. 30, 2010.   Renewal notices for all businesses which paid a local business tax last year will be mailed out shortly.

The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office arrested a 26-year-old Arcadia man for allegedly threatening three women at gunpoint.

Bull-riding is arguably the most exciting of rodeo events. It's a dangerous and exciting event that rodeo promoters like to use to keep spectators in their seats by making it the finale.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly from Polk County southward will continue to decrease this evening.

It was only a hypothetical storm, but everyone took the Category 4 seriously. It came with all the attendant complications and unexpected snafus of a real hurricane.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - The Charlotte County Sheriffa s Office reports that a dozen DUI arrests were made over Memorial weekend in Charlotte County; three involving crashes, and three were second time DUI arrest offenders.

Solar power plants in deserts using mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays have the potential to generate up to a quarter of the world's electricity by 2050, a report by pro-solar groups said on Monday.

Growing up, did you ever want to take a peek in your sibling's diary? Or perhaps as an adult, you've wanted to look in someone else's journal.

There's a three-day weekend coming up and if you don't get some stuff done today, don't count on getting them done on Monday.

For Teacher Appreciation Week, the PTO at Lake Placid Elementary held a daily raffle to give away prizes as part of showing our teachers how much we appreciate them.

Kareem Merthie, 26, has been locked up for nine years because he raped little boys in his father's church, one of the largest black congregations in Sanford.

ARCADIA: Concerned neighbors say a group of horses, pigs and other livestock have gotten so thin you can see bones sticking out of their bodies.

The thermometer at Tampa International Airport sizzled today as the mercury rose to a record breaking 94 degrees.

Proponents of solar energy say it's a no-brainer that the Sunshine State should be a national leader in its creation.

The Riviera's Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, closed for an extensive expansion project, is set to reopen May 15 for its next 100 years.