A corrections officer in Avon Park found himself on the other side of the law Thursday after deputies say he struck a woman twice on the face while they were arguing at home.

The 2,317-acre property known as “Eagle Haven Ranch” on Lake Kissimmee near Lake Wales will remain natural land with open ...

Police are investigating following a fatal shooting in Avon Park early Saturday morning.

AVON PARK, Fla. — A 19-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting left an 18-year-old dead at a basketball court in Avon Park.

A shooting in Avon Park on Wednesday night has left one 16-year-old boy dead and another in critical condition.

AVON PARK, Fla. — Editor's note: The mug shot above is from a previous arrest. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is offering a cash reward for any information that leads to the arrest of a ...

AVON PARK -- History-minded residents of this little citrus town at the center of the state like to point out that the rocky ridge on which their community rests is the original Florida, the part ...

AVON PARK -- History-minded residents of this little citrus town at the center of the state like to point out that the rocky ridge on which their community rests is the original Florida, the part ...

Five people are recovering after being shot in the middle of an Avon Park street early Sunday morning. The Avon Park neighborhood where it happened was quiet Mother's Day afternoon. But early ...

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters and Inspector General Robert Munson are planning to tour a juvenile detention facility in Avon Park where a riot broke out over the ...

AVON PARK -- Business owners here say they were already getting a taste of what life would be like had Avon Park's City Council passed an anti-illegal immigrant law. In the weeks before Monday's vo… ...