Local News from News Talk 730

It’s a cattle caper straight out of a country song. Deputies say an Okeechobee man, David Daniel, borrowed 17 heifers from a local rancher — but only brought back three. The owner figured the rest were just grazing somewhere in Lake Placid, until months passed and the cows never came home. When deputies asked Daniel Continue reading

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday evening after a car crashed into the Publix at Southgate Shopping Center in Sebring. The Sebring Fire Department responded around 6:30 p.m., finding a vehicle that had struck an exterior wall of the store. Among the injured was a pedestrian hit by the car. Photos show heavy front-end damage to Continue reading

Highland County Residents are invited to have a say in local land conservation. Public voting for the Highlands County Land Conservation Program is open now through Friday, November 14, 2025. Residents are encouraged to watch a short explainer video and take a survey to choose their top three conservation priorities—from wildlife corridors and water quality Continue reading

A Highlands County man is behind bars after deputies say he stabbed his mother about ten times during an argument Sunday morning. Deputies responded to a home on West Lacey Street around 8:40 a.m. and found a 66-year-old woman bleeding heavily outside. She told deputies her son, Fredrick Burns III, was responsible. The victim was Continue reading

A terrifying ordeal ended in escape after a victim managed to flee from an armed robbery and kidnapping in Lake Wales. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect, 36-year-old Brock Sherrill of Frostproof, allegedly attacked the victim with a blunt object, held them captive inside his vehicle, and threatened them with a wrench before Continue reading