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

Troy Christoff lives with five relatives in his Winter Haven home, and this morning he wanted to shoot them all, authorities say. ...more

April 14, 2009

William Ruester, 81, of Avon Park, died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night on U.S. 27/98. ...more

April 9, 2009

A 42-year-old man accidentally shot himself this morning while trying to unload a pistol, authorities said. ...more

April 8, 2009

An arraignment date has been set for an Avon Park police officer who authorities think injured a 20-month-old girl while the infant was in his care. ...more

April 7, 2009

Toxicology results are pending in a fatal crash that killed a 70-year-old man in Polk County on Wednesday morning. ...more

April 2, 2009

A 70-year-old Winter Haven man died this morning when he lost control of his car and was hit by a pickup towing a trailer. ...more

April 1, 2009

The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...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

A 20-month-old girl, who authorities believe was injured while in the care of an Avon Park police officer, remains hospitalized in very critical condition Wednesday, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

April 1, 2009