It has been confirmed that the half-naked body of a little girl found in a trash dump was that of the missing 7-year-old, Somer Thompson. ...more

October 23, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo officials say the three-hour tour of the zoo, for patrons 21 and older, "reveals some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating facts with entertaining stories of animal 'romance,' courtship and breeding behaviors." ...more

February 12, 2009

Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 2 storm. ...more

July 9, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World has fired a guard who challenged the theme park on a new state law allowing gun owners to keep firearms in their cars while at work. ...more

July 8, 2008

LAKE BUENA VISTA - A ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom has closed after a small fire broke out Sunday, sending one woman to the hospital with minor injuries. ...more

February 11, 2008

He woke up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee Wednesday morning. Most weekday mornings, Darren Scott Snyder, who preferred to go by his middle name, was the first one up at the Auburndale house where he lived with his wife, Pamela, and in-laws, Mary and Don Ussery. ...more

January 11, 2008

The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office urged patience as it works to identify the badly burned bodies of the four people killed in Wednesday morning's fiery pileup on Interstate 4. ...more

January 11, 2008

LAKELAND - He woke up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee Wednesday morning. Most weekday mornings, Darren Scott Snyder, who preferred to go by his middle name, was the first one up at the Auburndale house where he lived with his wife, Pamela, and in-laws, Mary and Don Ussery. ...more

January 10, 2008

POLK CITY - The usually unremarkable pulse of workday traffic on Interstate 4 seized to a hellish halt Wednesday morning, when opaque fog and smoke triggered a chain of crashes that killed at least four people and injured 38. ...more

January 10, 2008

A 44-year-old man who died after riding a Walt Disney World roller coaster had a heart condition that caused his death, a medical examiner said Wednesday. ...more

December 20, 2007