A Lake Placid man was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center in critical condition after an early morning crash Monday at Highlands Lake Drive in Lake Placid. ...more

August 19, 2008

A driver trying to avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of him swerved into the emergency lane of westbound Interstate 4 Sunday and struck two people standing near a disabled car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

August 17, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning, accused of firing shots at or near three people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 17, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested this morning following a manhunt on charges he shot at two people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies reported. ...more

August 16, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is working on what appears to be a murder-suicide, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said. ...more

August 12, 2008

A man died this morning after the stolen truck he was in crashed into a tree at Old Bartow Road in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 11, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man who took a Chevrolet 4x4 from the Family Fun Center in Lakeland on Friday evening after trying to carjack two other people, the sheriff's office said. ...more

July 18, 2008

Troopers have identified the driver who died this morning when he lost control of a sport utility vehicle on a dirt road in Polk City and hit a utility pole. ...more

July 11, 2008

LAKELAND A teen has been accused by detectives of molesting a 5-year-old boy at a church's day care center, Lakeland police said. ...more

July 9, 2008

A 16-year-old boy died and several other teenagers were injured early Monday, when their vehicle hit a utility pole on U.S. 92 near Robin Kristin Drive in Plant City, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 2, 2008