The Florida Department of Children and Families never received a call from a neighbor reporting child abuse by a man now charged with killing a toddler in his care, an agency spokeswoman said this morning. ...more

March 16, 2009

It seems like every newfangled technology designed to make our lives easier and more enjoyable drifts into the risque world of sex. ...more

March 16, 2009

Lakeland native Spencer Duhm lasted five weeks on "Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands" but the youngest player in the series' history was voted out when his tribe turned on him. ...more

March 13, 2009

It seems like every newfangled technology designed to make our lives easier and more enjoyable, drifts into the risqué world of sex. ...more

March 12, 2009

Two girls charged in the videotaped beating of a Polk County teen were sentenced to probation this morning. April Cooper was 14 and Kayla Hassell was 15 when they participated in the March 30, 2008, attack on Victoria Lindsay and recorded the beating on video. ...more

March 11, 2009

When the finalized new districts for basketball, volleyball and soccer were released recently there didn't seem to be much news affecting Plant City and Durant. ...more

March 11, 2009

Fog is affecting visibility along the Interstate 4 corridor as well as in Lakeland and between Plant City and downtown Tampa, News Channel 8 meteorologist Jennifer Hill said. However, lingering smoke from a brush fire was affecting drivers on I-4 and Old Polk City Road earlier this morning but had dissipated by 6 a.m., TBO.com traffic reporter Alicia Roberts said. ...more

March 10, 2009

At a time when it seems every company is slashing jobs, here's some encouraging news: Nearly 700 new jobs are coming to Lakeland. ...more

March 10, 2009

At a time when it seems every company is slashing jobs, here's some encouraging news: nearly 700 new jobs are coming to Lakeland. ...more

March 9, 2009

One of five teenage girls charged in the beating of another teen was sentenced today to three years of probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery. Circuit Judge Keith Spoto also sentenced Mercades Nichols to 100 hours of community service and ordered that she pay restitution to victim Victoria Lindsay. ...more

March 6, 2009