A pickup driver is dead after trying to pass another truck on State Road 60 in Mulberry today, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

May 26, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Saddle Creek Lake today, along with a single-person canoe. ...more

May 23, 2009

Investigators are still piecing together what caused a crash this morning between a car and a CSX freight train in Frostproof. ...more

May 20, 2009

A 90-year-old Lakeland man who was found this morning in Pasco County. ...more

May 17, 2009

A Lakeland teenager is the sole survivor in an apparent murder-suicide that left his father, mother and two younger brothers dead, authorities say. ...more

May 4, 2009

A woman shot while she and an accomplice tried to steal a sport utility vehicle in Wahneta Tuesday has died from her injuries, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 28, 2009

Polk County sheriff's detectives are asking the public for help in finding a 10-year-old boy from Lakeland who did not come home Monday night. ...more

April 28, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 12-year-old girl from Haines City. Molli Alicia Dominguez, of 421 Watts Dairy Road, was last seen at 8 a.m. Monday at her school bus stop, sheriff's office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer said. ...more

April 28, 2009

A 9-year-old boy accidentally drowned in Lake Cannon in Polk County, deputies said today. Sony Georges was reported missing late Sunday. Deputies found his body this morning in the lake. ...more

April 27, 2009

In Lakeland, police are using the Web to alert citizens about special events, breaking news, and emergencies, like the March 9 scare involving an explosive device in a downtown parking garage. Already, 175 residents have signed up to receive tweets. ...more

April 12, 2009