Polk County deputies are searching for an armed man who pistol-whipped a woman who answered a knock at her door. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - The Band Aid Bandit's sidekick wants to remove his court-appointed lawyer, according to a filing in federal court. ...more

February 5, 2008

The founder and operator of the controversial Horseshoe Creek Wildlife Sanctuary is in trouble again. Darryl Atkinson, 51, of Davenport, was arrested Friday on fraud charges. An undercover state wildlife officer, posing as someone who needed to work off community service hours, went to the sanctuary and asked Atkinson for work, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...more

February 2, 2008

A Hillsborough County deputy was involved in a traffic crash Tuesday in which the driver of the other vehicle was at fault, authorities said. ...more

January 30, 2008

Don't blame Tony Dungy for getting his son, Eric, into Plant High School. The Dungys exercised the same option entitled all parents by asking for a special assignment to a school outside their neighborhood's boundaries. ...more

January 24, 2008

DAVENPORT — The Avon Park boys soccer team gave a solid effort against a talented Ridge Community squad on Thursday night, but despite playing well, the Red Devils dropped an 8-0 decision to the Bolts in AP's last regular season match of the season. The win improved Ridge Community, which is in its third year as a program, to 13-7-1 on the season. ...more

January 19, 2008

Detectives hope a tattoo will help them catch two men who threatened to kill two employees of a Domino's Pizza in Davenport if they didn't hand over money from a register. ...more

January 17, 2008

A woman was killed when a car and tractor-trailer collided about midnight Tuesday in Polk County, said Larry Coggins, spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

January 16, 2008

A truck driver failed to stop for traffic, plowing into nine other vehicles in an accident Thursday morning that killed two people, state troopers said. ...more

January 6, 2008

Max Pope rolled into this small waterfront city in 1994, with more than two decades of public administration and government experience under his belt. ...more

January 6, 2008