A 58-year-old woman was killed this morning in a two-car wreck on State Road 570 in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 2, 2009

Two Polk County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man who they said pointed a 9-mm pistol at them outside an apartment near Lakeland early Sunday morning. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting of a man by a deputy that happened early this morning. ...more

March 22, 2009

Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven is open again following a single-car crash early this morning. The driver, 21-year-old Tyler Parton, and his father, 49-year-old Kenneth Parton, both of Bartow, were in stable condition at area hospitals. ...more

February 26, 2009

Two men accused of providing oxycodone to a 19-year-old babysitter who died after taking the pills were charged today with manslaughter, authorities say. ...more

December 22, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens where Santa's helpers are busy transforming the 20-room 1930s Pinewood Estate into a magical wonderland. A favorite family tradition for the holidays, the Christmas at Pinewood holiday home tour will be open Nov. 28 through Jan. 4. ...more

November 27, 2008

Marge Brewster Center in Sebring will be losing five employees as part of layoffs announced by Winter Haven Hospital's behavioral health department, which sponsors Marge Brewster. ...more

October 21, 2008

Polk County detectives are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Wahneta. ...more

October 3, 2008

A 19-year-old Fort Meade woman died Sunday morning in a traffic crash in Lake Wales, Polk County deputies say Rebekah Lea Stortz was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a passenger in a car driven by Shamaile Sital, 19, of Lake Wales, deputies say. ...more

September 15, 2008

A bullet slammed into 19-year-old Robert Cameron's shoulder, fired as a warning so he would stop resisting. ...more

June 18, 2008