A World War II hero learned Tuesday that he won't have to go to prison for what likely would be the rest of his life. ...more

March 4, 2009

A World War II hero learned today he won't have to go to prison for what likely would be the rest of his life. ...more

March 3, 2009

Two Lakeland men are accused of running a cockfighting operation that involved 124 roosters, officials said. ...more

February 28, 2009

A shelter for abused homeless women will establish a fund to reimburse women there who said they were swindled by an employee. ...more

February 27, 2009

For years, Rosemarie Sherwood acted as a house mother and adviser to abused homeless women, teaching them skills like saving and budgeting money so they could survive on their own. ...more

February 26, 2009

A methamphetamine lab inside a home has been shut down, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

February 26, 2009

Polk County investigators have made arrests in two separate methamphetamine investigations. On Monday, detectives learned Richard Brewer, 33, was manufacturing methamphetamine at his Lakeland home, Polk County deputies say. Brewer, of 509 E. Main Street, already was on probation for manufacturing methamphetamine. ...more

February 24, 2009

A Lakeland man was charged with second degree murder in the stabbing of another man after an argument led to knife play Saturday evening, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 22, 2009

A Winter Haven mental health counselor was arrested today, accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients. ...more

February 16, 2009

The driver in a Winter Haven hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured on Monday was identified and arrested today, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 12, 2009