Apple Inc. unveiled a faster iPhone and slashed the price for an entry-level phone in half to counter Palm's new Pre. The company also rolled out laptops for $300 less than previous models Monday. ...more

June 9, 2009

The owner of Donut King did not see the individuals coming who eventually robbed her. ...more

October 12, 2008

As colleges and universities tighten up admissions standards, some students look to improve their acceptance chances by taking the SAT multiple times. ...more

September 19, 2008

As we mature, most of us learn that having secrets is harmful to developing wholesome relationships. ...more

July 3, 2008

A bat that plunged onto the head of a student at Compass Middle Charter School in Bartow last week was rabid, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 6, 2007

SEBRING — Oct. 14, 1942, is a day Ted Biever Sr. remembers vividly. On that fateful day, Biever, a retired Air Force master sergeant, who served as a gunner on World War II aircraft, was shot down while conducting a mission over Germany. "To tell you the truth there was so much going on when we were shot down that I had no idea it was happening until we hit the ground," said Biever "I slept all night inside of a haystack," said Biever. "The following day I got up, and I was in the middle of Germany. I didn't speak the language, didn't have a compass and didn't have a map, so all I could do was hope to run into someone friendly on the ground." So, Biever, then 21, approached a group of farmers he thought looked friendly. "I was hoping they'd be friendly but they weren't," said Biever. "They took me into a village and threw me in this one-man jail until some German soldiers came and picked me up." Over the next 21 months, Biever was held captive by Nazi forces. ...more

November 11, 2007

What's this all about? The entries in Crime Tracker Interactive represent calls for service made to area law enforcement agencies. The data is public record and is provided by law enforcement agencies. The initial report does not necessarily reflect the actual location of any arrests or the final disposition of the case. ...more

October 16, 2007