Austin Gaines hit a solo home run and Tom Sicking had an RBI triple on Thursday, but St. Petersburg College took advantage of three costly Panther errors to steal a 7-2 victory from South Florida Community College in Suncoast Conference baseball action. ...more

April 12, 2009

Toxicology results are pending in a fatal crash that killed a 70-year-old man in Polk County on Wednesday morning. ...more

April 2, 2009

A 70-year-old Winter Haven man died this morning when he lost control of his car and was hit by a pickup towing a trailer. ...more

April 1, 2009

When a baseball team leaves one city for another, it's personal. Jobs are lost, lives are changed, and memories become more precious because that's all that gets left behind. So it is for the Cincinnati Reds, who next week will conclude their final spring training here before moving to Arizona. ...more

March 27, 2009

Dade City will see a 50 percent increase in freight train traffic even if the state's commuter rail deal with CSX falls apart, a rail executive told city commissioners. ...more

March 26, 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 incident that led to a man being fatally shot by two Polk County sheriff's deputies began following an unreported burglary, deputies say. At 1:41 a.m. Sunday, deputies came to 128 Idaho Ave. for a reported shooting. They determined two people had fought and exchanged gunfire, leaving the scene before deputies came. ...more

March 24, 2009

Wildfires in Hernando impact traffic. ...more

March 23, 2009

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

March 20, 2009

A final report from Florida Department of Children & Families about the custody of a 17-month-old boy who died last week will be released Tuesday. ...more

March 20, 2009