Avon Park's 8,900 residents are not much given to controversy of any kind. The last time the community's feathers got seriously ruffled was more than a decade ago, over whether alcohol should be ...

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, Fla. (WFLA) – The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office is investigating following a fatal shooting in Avon Park early Saturday morning. According to the police, around 12:53 a.m ...

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, Fla. (WFLA) — A man fatally stabbed an intruder who shot his wife at their Avon Park home on Thursday night, according to Highlands County Sheriff Paul Blackman.

A shooting in Avon Park on Wednesday night has left one 16-year-old boy dead and another in critical condition. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

AVON PARK, Fla. — A woman was found dead Tuesday morning behind a store in Highlands County. Her body was discovered outside the Advance Auto Parts on U.S. 27 N. in Avon Park.

The Avon Park neighborhood where it happened was quiet Mother's Day afternoon. But early Sunday, it was a much different scene at the corner of Delaney St. and Hal Mcrae Ave. Ezell Jackson says ...

Tucked away about 100 miles north of Fort Myers lies the Avon Park Air Force Range, a 106,000-acre training ground that many may not even realize exists. With the intriguing motto "Birds and Bombs ...