A Polk County woman severely burned in a car wreck last week faces at least a month in the hospital and a number of skin graft surgeries. ...more

November 16, 2009

Michael Gay didn't think much of a small fire he saw when he was driving down 80 Foot Road near Bartow on Wednesday night. ...more

November 14, 2009

It has been one week since an attorney said the young child allegedly injured by Avon Park police officer James Parker would be taken off life support, and as of Monday, there was no change in the victim's condition. ...more

May 12, 2009

The 20-month-old child who Avon Park police officer James Parker is accused of seriously injuring March 29 may be taken off life support this week. ...more

May 4, 2009

Carli Slack checked in to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital on July 19 and, except for a brief visit home at Thanksgiving, has been there ever since. ...more

February 5, 2009

Carli Slack was checked into St. Joseph's Children's Hospital on July 19 and, except for a brief visit home at Thanksgiving, has been there ever since. ...more

February 4, 2009

Isn't it amazing how the reporting of the Iraq War ended with the election. It is enough to make one believe that the war against terrorism has come to a close. People, the news media in this country has gone beyond where our forefathers intended it to go. ...more

January 11, 2009

When the neurologist told Nelida Bagley her son wouldn't survive his brain injury, all she could do was scream. ...more

December 21, 2008

Harris Armstrong was only 12, but he counted superstar athletes such as Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter among his friends. He had hung out with Michael Jordan, chatted with Tim Tebow and hit golf balls with Vinny Lecavalier. But none of that made him special. ...more

December 7, 2008

A financially strapped young mother trying to stretch her infant formula supply almost killed her newborn, hospital officials say. ...more

December 1, 2008