Two men accused of providing oxycodone to a 19-year-old babysitter who died after taking the pills were charged today with manslaughter, authorities say. ...more

December 22, 2008

A Lakeland teen was arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing his grandfather's cattle then selling them at an auction, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 11, 2008

A man accused of robbing a Lakeland bank on Friday was arrested today in Sarasota, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 8, 2008

Authorities say a missing Lakeland woman has returned home unharmed. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lakeland man, accusing him of stealing church tithes and offerings. Harold Samuel Williams, 28, was held without bail at the Polk County Jail this morning, records show. He is charged with felony robbery and a misdemeanor, disrupting a religious assembly. ...more

November 18, 2008

A Sebring man was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport, after his 1995 Chevrolet van veered off U.S. 27 North and crashed into a pasture near Haines City. ...more

November 4, 2008

A Sebring man was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport, after his 1995 Chevrolet van veered off U.S. 27 North and crashed into a pasture near Haines City. ...more

November 3, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 12-year-old girl from Fort Meade. Family friends dropped off Tamara Thomas at her godmother's home, 2985 Morris Drive, Bartow, about 3 p.m. Monday, sheriff's office spokeswoman Donna Wood said. Thomas has not been seen since. ...more

October 7, 2008

A construction worker was struck and killed while setting up signs on a remote stretch of U.S. 98 in northwest Polk County on Monday night, investigators said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A 14-year-old hit by a car Sunday when he was crossing a road while he wrote text messages on his cell phone died Monday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 23, 2008