Wauchula News

Charles Siebert explores how humans can inflict mental disorders on animals, particularly great apes.

According to the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary where the former Jackson pet now resides, "Bubbles was born in a biomedical laboratory, but taken from his mother and sold to a Hollywood trainer while still an infant.

A 14-year-old boy was found drown Saturday during the town's Fourth of July celebration sending search teams from three different counties hunting him.

MJ's memorial service to be held at 20,000 seat capacity Staples Center now One of the Jonas Bros is off the market AEG, the promoter of Michael Jackson 's O2 London shows has released a quick bit of footage from the LAST EVER performance Michael Jackson did before his death.

Bubbles the chimp will not attend Michael Jackson's funeral. No. The world's best-known chimpanzee - though he may be tied with Tarzan's Cheeta - did not try to commit suicide after finding out the King of Pop, who once owned him, was dead.

Maria Charlton took a drag on a Kool cigarette Tuesday just outside the Broward County Courthouse, savoring one of her last smokes ever.

One of Michael Jackson's most famous former pets now lives right here in the Bay Area.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines ET can tell you where Michael Jackson 's former pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, is today.

Four high school students from Peace River Electric Cooperative's service territory joined with approximately 1,500 other high school students from across the country who participated in the annual Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association , headquartered in Washington, has coordinated the Youth Tour program ...

Sunrise Community recently received $10,800 from Operation Round Up. Serving Highlands, Hardee, Polk, and Volusia counties, Sunrise provides people with disabilities the assistance and support necessary to enable them to live valued lives in the community.

Authorities have recovered the Chevrolet Cavalier stolen from a doctor's office parking lot Tuesday afternoon, but the 3-year-old Chihuahua that was inside the vehicle is still missing.

The following people were booked Monday, June 15 into the Highlands County Jail: Rosetta Dawn Chawla , 33, of Wauchula, on charges of obtaining a controlled substance by forgery, trafficking in drugs and fraudulent possession of blank prescription forms.

A huge Passion Play production goes on in the small town of Wauchula for several weekends during the Easter season.

With the economy struggling, unwanted horses are sometimes innocent victims. "Horses are simply left in barns or barren pastures without food, water and medical care, condemned to starve and suffer," said Robin Cain of Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary in Myakka City.

It's time to circle Thursday, Nov. 5, in red on your calendar, and while you're at it, circle the next day in green.

A 70-year-old Bowling Green, Florida, man died yesterday when the Isuzu Impulse he was driving on U.S. 17 was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A Bowling Green man was killed Friday afternoon after a collision with a tractor trailer truck.

Friends, family, acquaintances and complete strangers came together on Friday night to support the need of one little boy, Branson Thayer.

Florida Hospital Heartland Division's President/CEO Tim Cook announces the appointment of CFO/Vice President Dima Didenko.

A pleasant & comfortable night with drier air filtering in behind a weak cold front.