Michelle Skelton, a seventh-grader at William IB Middle School, earned first place in botany in the junior division of the 29th annual Hillsborough County Science Fair. ...more

April 8, 2009

Polk County firefighters put out a blaze at an animal feed warehouse in Lakeland tonight. ...more

April 5, 2009

Jennifer Johnson wanted her daughter, Je'Neiyce, to have a fun celebration in a city park for her 2nd birthday. ...more

April 1, 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

Average number of permit applications per month in Hillsborough County from July 1 to Feb. 28, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That's up from an average of 312 a month from July 2007 to June 2008 and just 287 a month the year before. ...more

April 1, 2009

Durant's baseball team started the season with an 0-3 record, but those days seem long gone now. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Rays' newly acquired status as a destination spot for free agents comes with a caveat: They don't have nearly enough room to accommodate players who might otherwise be attractive to them. ...more

March 31, 2009

One of two men who kicked in a kitchen door and ran into gunfire from the homeowner Saturday night dropped dead in the driveway of the Lakeland home Saturday, while the other man got away in a black sports utility vehicle. ...more

March 29, 2009

Bay area high-school students hope to persuade state legislators to make teenagers wear headsets when talking on a cell phone while driving and to give mandatory jail time to teachers who have sex with students. ...more

March 28, 2009