A Polk County funeral home director charged with dumping human remains will remain in jail for now. ...more

July 10, 2009

A local businessman is hosting a "tea party" Saturday to urge like-minded people to focus on getting America back to its Judeo-Christian roots. ...more

July 2, 2009

A woman who leased animals out as guard dogs was charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty Tuesday, Polk County deputies say. ...more

June 24, 2009

A 48-year-old Orlando woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash that also sent three of her passengers to area hospitals. ...more

June 14, 2009

The following people were booked Wednesday, May 27 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

May 29, 2009

Polk County deputies are probing the finding of a man's body floating in Saddle Creek Lake. ...more

May 24, 2009

The sentencing date for Joshua Altersberger is June 15 at 10 a.m. ...more

May 22, 2009

Regarding the Sen. Mike Bennett builder or growth bill passed by the Legislature but opposed by all four senators representing the Tampa area and its suburbs, along with Polk County Sen. Paula Dockery: ...more

May 22, 2009

Child deaths involving boyfriends of moms in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties*: ...more

May 15, 2009

The body of a 57-year-old man who jumped off a pontoon boat for a swim Saturday evening has been found in Lake Pierce, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

May 11, 2009