Firefighters continued to battle brush fires around the Tampa Bay area Sunday, while others have been contained. ...more

March 22, 2009

One person has been airlifted to Tampa General Hospital following a three-car crash in Winter Haven. ...more

March 20, 2009

Brittini Hardcastle, one of the five girls charged in the 2008 videotaped beating of a Polk County teen, was sentenced to 15 days in jail today. ...more

March 20, 2009

A former Tampa police officer has been offered an agreement on a criminal charge stemming from an incident in which investigators say he rammed the fence of a romantic rival. ...more

March 20, 2009

A former Tampa police officer has been offered an agreement on a criminal charge stemming from an incident where investigators say he rammed the fence of a romantic rival. ...more

March 19, 2009

Smoke from a fast-moving brush fire in Polk County has forced officials to close a portion of Jamison Road. ...more

March 16, 2009

A man running from a Polk County deputy was killed Sunday night, when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to dash across U.S. 27. ...more

March 16, 2009

A man accused of stealing a tractor-trailer in Davenport has been taken into custody. ...more

March 16, 2009

A Winter Haven man was arrested Tuesday morning on felony charges of fighting and baiting animals after Polk County sheriff's deputies found a total of 61 caged roosters and hens in his yard. ...more

March 10, 2009

Fog is affecting visibility along the Interstate 4 corridor as well as in Lakeland and between Plant City and downtown Tampa, News Channel 8 meteorologist Jennifer Hill said. However, lingering smoke from a brush fire was affecting drivers on I-4 and Old Polk City Road earlier this morning but had dissipated by 6 a.m., TBO.com traffic reporter Alicia Roberts said. ...more

March 10, 2009