Three people, including a 17-year-old who was five months pregnant and her 11-month-old daughter, were killed when the car they were in was struck on a rural stretch of U.S. 27 in Davenport on Tuesday evening. The unborn child also did not survive, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The driver of the car, William Coe, 21, of Haines City, is in Lakeland Regional Medical Center in stable condition. No one in the car was wearing a seat belt or restrained, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 16, 2009

A 63-year-old man was taken by Aeromed to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne after being injured in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Arbuckle Creek Road. ...more

August 7, 2009

Police are seeking any information the public may have about a July 23 robbery and shooting outside a residence at 1208 W. Granfield Ave., Plant City. ...more

August 5, 2009

The Fourth of July brought old-fashioned fun to the Pasco County Fairgrounds. The annual Sparklebration included apple pie and hot dog eating contests, balloon artists, clowns and more, and parachutists from Skydive City in Zephyrhills dropped in with flags. Major sponsors were Medical Clinic and Dade City Business Center. Other sponsors included The Tampa Tribune; Pasco County Tourist Development Council; CenterState Bank; West Florida, N.A.; State Farm Insurance, Baldy Boyd, agent; Growers Fertilizer Corp.; Tampa Electric Co.; San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union; Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc.; First National Bank of Pasco; Jarrett Ford; Pasco Regional Medical Center; Smile Design; and Bank of America. ...more

July 8, 2009

Winter Haven police charged a 16-year-old boy in a shooting that left a 40-year-old Plant City man seriously wounded. ...more

July 1, 2009

A Webster man man is in critical condition this afternoon after a two-vehicle accident near Richland. Ryan Holewinski, 43, was driving south on U.S. 98 around 7 a.m. today when a pickup turning onto the highway from Janmar Road drove into his path, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. ...more

June 22, 2009

Representatives from Tampa General Hospital confirmed Monday afternoon that a man struck by lightning while golfing at Spring Lake Golf Resort on Thursday has died. ...more

June 16, 2009

A 48-year-old Orlando woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash that also sent three of her passengers to area hospitals. ...more

June 14, 2009

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Alain Hyppolite, the West Palm Beach resident who was struck by lightning Thursday at Spring Lake Golf Resort, has died. ...more

June 11, 2009

Polk deputies are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that hit a man as he was crossing the street with his son and two others early Sunday morning. ...more

June 8, 2009