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

Lawerence and Sarah Holton had roughly two-and-a-half minutes to come up with a name for their newborn daughter before she was transported to Orlando's neonatal unit. ...more

January 31, 2009

A machete-wielding man threatening to kill others and then himself at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on Thursday night was calmed down and placed under arrest by an off-duty Polk County deputy, deputies say. ...more

January 30, 2009

A Lakeland woman is accused of fracturing the skull of a one-month-old boy, officials said. ...more

January 30, 2009

Facts regarding the Sunday fatal crash of a Remos GX light sport aircraft at Sebring Regional Airport have started to emerge. ...more

January 28, 2009

The passenger of a light sport aviation aircraft who died Sunday morning after his plane crashed at the Sebring Regional Airport was a photographer from Peterborough, United Kingdom. ...more

January 27, 2009

Two Highlands County motorists sustained injuries from a two-vehicle accident Sunday night on U.S. 27 (State Road 25) and Raley Road. ...more

January 26, 2009

A fight broke out at a federal prison northwest of Orlando about 2:20 p.m. Sunday and eight inmates have been hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. ...more

January 26, 2009

Nazdar, The annual Masaryktown community meeting was held last Sunday at the Community Hall. The slate of new community officers are President Jimmy Sikes, Vice-President Larry Dodson, Secretary Linda Lovelady and Treasurer Athena Sikes, along with board members Ann Hendrix, Angie Pruitt and Niki Levesque and bingo chairman Gene Richards. Big thank yous to the outgoing officers, and good luck to the incoming officers. ...more

January 25, 2009