A man arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer had all charges dropped against him. ...more

April 11, 2009

The impact was heard a mile away. The driver of a flatbed truck was released from St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa about 5 p.m. after the truck was struck by a train Tuesday morning. ...more

March 4, 2009

Robert Lee Marre Jr., 55, of 384 N.W. Carole Road, Lake Placid, was arrested Monday on warrants charging with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, impersonating a law enforcement officer in the commission of a felony and unlawful use of a police badge and law enforcement vehicle. ...more

February 12, 2009

Late Thursday or early Friday morning someone drove a pickup truck onto the yards of four Lake Placid homes in the neighborhood surrounding the 1000 block of Jonquil Street. ...more

July 20, 2008

Floodwaters that wreaked havoc along Illinois and Iowa rivers poured into the Mississippi on Tuesday, creating a torrent of water that threatens to spread the misery to historic riverside towns on the way to St. Louis and beyond. ...more

June 18, 2008

LAKELAND - An 18-year-old suffered what appears to be serious injuries Thursday night after he fell off his bicycle as it was being towed by an ATV four-wheeler, police said. ...more

June 5, 2008

Polk County Fire Rescue units rescued a 5-year-old Winter Haven boy this afternoon. From a tree. ...more

May 29, 2008

AVON PARK — Police were still investigating Wednesday the circumstances surrounding the death of an Avon Park man after a motorcycle wreck at the intersection of East Hal McRae Boulevard and South Carolina Avenue on Sunday. The crash happened shortly after 8 p.m., according to police. ...more

May 21, 2008

Just about every TV reality show eventually will have a contestant from the Tampa Bay area. ...more

January 31, 2008

Even in their darkest hour, family members of a 9-year-old boy killed by a church float in the Plant City Christmas Parade recalled that their "little comedian" loved nothing more than making people laugh. ...more

December 11, 2007