He sounds more like a doctor than the owner of a lawn maintenance company as he recounts the past five months of his daughter's life. ...more

September 17, 2008

A man who lost control of his car on State Road 60 and later decided to lie down in the road was run over and killed about 6 a.m. today. ...more

September 14, 2008

A Mulberry man pleaded not guilty this morning to charges he plotted to kill an Internal Revenue Service agent who was investigating his business dealings. ...more

September 10, 2008

Detectives are looking for suspects in two separate armed robberies last week that appear to be related, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 8, 2008

Clayton Maxwell watched as his sister's boyfriend and four cohorts put bandannas across their faces then armed themselves with hammers and a gun, he testified Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008

The defense tries to undercut a key witness in the trial of a man accused in a Plant City home invasion that killed one person. ...more

September 4, 2008

About 3 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2006, Diogenes Vazquez awoke to loud banging and a commotion in the Plant City home he shared with four other men, he said on a witness stand Wednesday. ...more

September 4, 2008

About 3 a.m. Oct. 9, 2006, Diogenes Vazquez awoke to loud banging and a commotion in the Plant City home he shared with four other men, he said on a witness stand today. ...more

September 3, 2008

Authorities hope someone will have information about a fatal crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 at Interstate 75 for several hours this morning. ...more

September 1, 2008

Polk County sheriff's deputies arrested a Lakeland man early Saturday in the hit-and-run death of a 14-year-old boy. ...more

August 31, 2008