An argument can be made that Kenneth Sapp was at least partially responsible for the crash that took his life in October 2007. ...more

November 25, 2009

Jordan Valdez, the Davis Islands teenager charged in the hit-and-run death of a homeless woman, was sentenced today to probation and 250 hours of community service. Circuit Judge Chet A. Tharpe decided the 17-year-old should be sentenced as a juvenile. ...more

November 24, 2009

A judge today rejected the latest bond request by a man who is accused of killing two women during a drunken 30-minute crash-fest. ...more

November 23, 2009

An argument can be made that Kenneth Sapp was at least partially responsible for the crash that took his life in October 2007. Circuit Judge Lowell Bray said as much in court today, but the judge also made it clear that Brian Haag would be held accountable for his role in causing the crash. In Haag's case, accountability meant a 25-year prison sentence. ...more

November 23, 2009

A woman whose severe mental illness drove her to kill her 2-year-old son died last month at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee. ...more

November 19, 2009

A suspended Erwin Technical Center bookkeeper pleaded not guilty today to stealing nearly $600,000 from the school. ...more

November 17, 2009

From Lakeland to Davenport and Auburndale to Frostproof, Polk County is linked by more than just Interstate 4 and U.S. 27. ...more

November 8, 2009

How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 2009

The kid who painted the floor of his bedroom with New York Yankees pinstripes should have spent Thursday glorying in his team's 27th World Series championship. ...more

November 6, 2009

Joseph Coleman is likely headed to prison for life. A jury convicted the 56-year-old Lacoochee man Thursday of attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2006 shooting of his then-estranged wife, Sylvia Grant. ...more

November 6, 2009