A Highlands County Sheriff's Office deputy sustained minor injuries after his cruiser overturned Sunday around 11 p.m., on U.S. 27 near Red Lobster. ...more

February 9, 2009

A single car crash in Polk County on Thursday night killed two people. Witnesses told authorities they believed the wrecked car was racing another vehicle moments before it lost control and struck a concrete pole. ...more

February 6, 2009

PLANT CITY If you were wondering what became of Deborah Haldane for a few weeks, there was a good reason the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department veteran was out of the office. She became a new mom. ...more

February 2, 2009

A machete-wielding man threatening to kill others and then himself at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on Thursday night was calmed down and placed under arrest by an off-duty Polk County deputy, deputies say. ...more

January 30, 2009

The north and southbound lanes of U.S. 27 were closed for several hours and seven people were injured following a two-vehicle accident late Saturday night in Polk County. ...more

January 13, 2009

The north and southbound lanes of U.S. 27 were closed for several hours and seven people were injured following a two-vehicle accident late Saturday night in Polk County. ...more

January 12, 2009

Three people were hospitalized and three others received less serious injuries when a tractor trailer hauling boxes of oranges hit a sports utility vehicle Saturday night on U.S. 27 in Polk County. ...more

January 11, 2009

Sebring resident Nicole Pounds, 34, remained in critical condition Monday night following a two-vehicle accident Sunday that claimed the life of her 6-month-old child. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sebring resident Nicole Pounds, 34, remained in critical condition Monday night following a two-vehicle accident Sunday that claimed the life of her 6-month-old child. Pounds is in intensive care at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Three other passengers – Harriet McClennon, 53, Isaiah Wiggins, 7, and Passion McClennon, 10 months, all of Sebring – were treated at various other hospitals and released. ...more

January 6, 2009

A 6-month-old Sebring baby was killed and four others, also from Sebring, were seriously injured after a two-vehicle accident Sunday evening in Polk County. ...more

January 6, 2009