Bail for a suspected drug trafficker from Winter Haven was set at $1 million Thursday night. The arrest of Shawn Contrell Williams, 40, culminated a two-month investigation, authorities said. ...more

April 3, 2009

Controversy over ex-convict mortgage brokers reignites today when Attorney General Bill McCollum proposes overhauling professional licensing for felons. ...more

October 21, 2008

A federal judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to nearly 20 years in prison today for his long involvement in a drug-trafficking organization. ...more

September 19, 2008

LAKELAND - It has been a year since Polk County Deputy Doug Speirs stopped a man in a rental car for speeding on 10th Street in north Lakeland, a routine moment of law enforcement work that set off one of the darkest days in Polk County history. Today, a crowd of deputies and police officers mixed with the public to mark the somber anniversary. ...more

September 28, 2007