Wildlife authorities are asking for the public's help this morning in locating a rhesus macaque monkey that is on the loose. ...more

January 14, 2009

A domestic disturbance turned bloody Tuesday morning when a man shot his ex-girlfriend's new husband, then turned the gun on himself. ...more

January 14, 2009

A sudden and fierce windstorm hit the Centergate Plaza on Bee Ridge Road about 3 p.m. Tuesday and "started turning everything sideways," one witness said. ...more

January 13, 2009

The developers of Meadow Pointe have carved out a new community development district to finance a commercial center straddling State Road 56 at Meadow Pointe Boulevard. ...more

January 7, 2009

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery last week and a warrant has been issued for a fourth, deputies said. ...more

January 1, 2009

Miracle Johnson weighed about a pound when she was born prematurely, and it took nurturing and nursing to get her to where she needed to be in life, said Alvin Mitchell, a family member. ...more

December 25, 2008

A 10-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon after an 11-year-old boy visiting her Fort Meade home for Christmas shot her with a gun found in the bedroom, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

December 24, 2008

A giant snowman named Snowzilla has mysteriously appeared again this year — despite the city's cease-and-desist order. ...more

December 24, 2008

About 90 underprivileged kids, up to age 16, enjoyed a Kmart shopping spree Tuesday afternoon, sponsored by the Florida Sportsmen's Association Inc. ...more

December 24, 2008

Christmas came a week early for Beonca Godfrey and the Avon Park girls basketball team. ...more

December 18, 2008