A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

A Lakeland man taken to a hospital after his arrest Tuesday morning tried to escape, but he was rearrested after being found on hospital property, Polk County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Rain from an approaching front today dampened wildfires that raged in Saturday's dry, windy conditions and allowed firefighters to contain most of them. ...more

March 29, 2009

One home was destroyed and three others have been damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes are being evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

One home was destroyed and three others damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes have been evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

A man wanted on an unrelated warrant in Arkansas has been identified as a suspect in a March 11 bank robbery in Winter Haven, police said. ...more

March 25, 2009

An alert was issued Monday for the person or persons who allegedly pulled a gun on a Highlands Home man. ...more

March 25, 2009

One person has been airlifted to Tampa General Hospital following a three-car crash in Winter Haven. ...more

March 20, 2009

Yet another brush fire is threatening a Polk County neighborhood. ...more

March 20, 2009

It's a practiced art among most middle school boys: The passing of gas and blaming it on someone sitting next to you. ...more

March 19, 2009