A man accused of stealing a tractor-trailer in Davenport has been taken into custody. ...more

March 16, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. ...more

March 16, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009

A Lakeland man accused of trying to kidnap his estranged wife at gunpoint this week was arrested today in Pinellas County, authorities say. ...more

March 12, 2009

A Winter Haven man was arrested Tuesday morning on felony charges of fighting and baiting animals after Polk County sheriff's deputies found a total of 61 caged roosters and hens in his yard. ...more

March 10, 2009

Those devices detonated yesterday atop a Lakeland parking garage by a bomb squad robot? Not explosive devices, investigators now say, but the remains of one previously exploded and some trash. ...more

March 10, 2009

Investigators have detonated one possible explosive device at a city parking garage and neutralized a second device, Lakeland police spokesman Jack Gillen said. ...more

March 9, 2009

A World War II hero learned Tuesday that he won't have to go to prison for what likely would be the rest of his life. ...more

March 4, 2009

A World War II hero learned today he won't have to go to prison for what likely would be the rest of his life. ...more

March 3, 2009

Two Lakeland men are accused of running a cockfighting operation that involved 124 roosters, officials said. ...more

February 28, 2009