A 5-month-old girl who authorities say was starved to death by her parents only had a little watery fluid in her stomach. ...more

November 4, 2009

A raccoon, a possum and a feral cat were trapped overnight in separate cages in the Lakeland neighborhood where a 74-year-old woman was attacked by a pack of raccoons. ...more

October 6, 2009

Two days after attacking a 74-year-old Lakeland woman, a pack of raccoons remained on the loose Monday. ...more

October 6, 2009

Two days after attacking a 74-year-old Lakeland woman, a pack of potentially rabid raccoons remains on the loose. ...more

October 5, 2009

Investigators are still piecing together what caused a crash this morning between a car and a CSX freight train in Frostproof. ...more

May 20, 2009

A Lakeland man taken to a hospital after his arrest Tuesday morning tried to escape, but he was rearrested after being found on hospital property, Polk County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Recker Highway in Auburndale is shut down after a pedestrian was hit by a train, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 31, 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

A Winter Haven man was arrested Tuesday morning on felony charges of fighting and baiting animals after Polk County sheriff's deputies found a total of 61 caged roosters and hens in his yard. ...more

March 10, 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