Longtime city commissioner and former mayor Mike Sparkman was scheduled this week for nonsurgical treatment for prostate cancer. ...more

February 18, 2009

One person was shot at a Publix warehouse in Lakeland today, and the shooter appears to have committed suicide, Lakeland police spokesman Jack Gillen said. ...more

February 17, 2009

Dramatic results of smoke-free law in Colorado has implications for both Hernando and Citrus counties. ...more

February 16, 2009

A veterinarian gave Shannon Fiehler a bit of advice after she adopted a 4-month-old shelter dog that was part border collie and part Labrador retriever. ...more

February 14, 2009

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a two-car collision Thursday night that claimed the life of a 28-year-old Davenport woman. Sharon Danespour was pronounced dead after she was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center following the 7:49 p.m. wreck, troopers said. ...more

February 13, 2009

A Highlands County Sheriff's Office deputy sustained minor injuries after his cruiser overturned Sunday around 11 p.m., on U.S. 27 near Red Lobster. ...more

February 9, 2009

A Central High School senior suspected of hitting a woman with his car Thursday night near Hexam Road shot and killed himself when authorities in Levy County pulled him over, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Central High School senior suspected of hitting a woman with his car near Hexam Road on Thursday night shot and killed himself when authorities in Levy County pulled him over, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 6, 2009

A single car crash in Polk County on Thursday night killed two people. Witnesses told authorities they believed the wrecked car was racing another vehicle moments before it lost control and struck a concrete pole. ...more

February 6, 2009

PLANT CITY If you were wondering what became of Deborah Haldane for a few weeks, there was a good reason the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department veteran was out of the office. She became a new mom. ...more

February 2, 2009