A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was suspended without pay after she was arrested today on charges of battering her ex-girlfriend and falsely imprisoning her, said sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

February 11, 2008

The Tampa Prep girls soccer team talks a lot about desire and pointed to that as the reason why the Terrapins (25-1-1) were able to recover from a slow first half Thursday afternoon to dominate Maitland Orangewood Christian and advance to today's Class 2A state championship. ...more

February 9, 2008

A 48-year-old man laying on train tracks was struck and killed tonight by a CSX freight train heading into Lake Alfred, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 23, 2008

LAKELAND A 14-year-old boy who was hit Wednesday by a minivan at Peterson and Lakeland Highlands Roads has died, Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 23, 2008

Some Frostproof residents are home again this morning after a voluntary evacuation spurred by a natural gas leak. ...more

January 22, 2008

TAMPA - A Lakeland man accused of luring a 13-year-old girl away from her home was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of lewd battery, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 11, 2008

A Davenport man was killed Friday afternoon in Polk County when he turned his car onto U.S. 27 and was hit by a southbound vehicle, authorities said. ...more

January 11, 2008

A 6-year-old in Lake Wales was accidentally shot in the abdomen by his 12-year-old brother who was unloading a .22-caliber rifle Wednesday night, Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 9, 2008

After two weeks without team practices because of the holiday break, Mitchell and Tampa Prep appeared to struggle to find cohesiveness early in Friday's girls soccer match. ...more

January 6, 2008

Tampa Prep's girls soccer team looked sluggish after two weeks off practice, and it resulted in the Terrapins' record getting its first blemish at Mitchell as a 67th-minute goal from Morgan Shellenberger earned the Mustangs a 1-1 tie on Friday. ...more

January 5, 2008