Florida mom wins $2 million lottery prize after taking out life savings to help daughter battling cancer
A Florida mother who took out her life savings to help her daughter who was battling breast cancer recently won $2 million from a lottery scratch-off game.
Search continues for 2 missing Polk County boaters
Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office continue to search for the bodies of two men they believe drowned on Lake Elois in Winter Haven Saturday afternoon.
Search underway in Polk County for 2 adults who may have drowned in lake
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a search is underway for two people who may have drowned in a lake Saturday.
Lone cow goes for a dip through swamp at popular Florida airboat tour attraction
Florida native Cristian Collins wanted to show his friends from New York City the wildlife the Sunshine State has to offer. He took his friends on an airboat tour and what they saw when they arrived was quite shocking.
Florida school bus attendant allegedly struck child with belt 9 times
A school bus attendant in Florida allegedly hit a child with a belt nine times, and is now facing felony child abuse charges.
4 dead after 2 planes collide over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven
Authorities have identified three of the four people killed in a midair collision involving two planes over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, Florida on Tuesday. The crash occurred not far from Winter Haven Regional Airport, according to officials.
Determining liability: Who is responsible after death at a vacation rental?
A 19-year-old was shot dead and a 17-year-old and 21-year-old were both injured at an illegal house party held at a vacation home rental in Polk County over the weekend.
1 dead, 2 hurt in shooting at illegal house party at Davenport vacation home: deputies
A 19-year-old Orlando man is dead, and two others are hurt after a shooting broke out at an illegal house party in unincorporated Davenport early Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
1 dead, 2 injured following exchange of gunfire outside Poinciana home: sheriff
One person has died, and two others are critically injured, in what the Polk County Sheriff's Office is calling an exchange of gunfire during an altercation outside a home on Sawfish Drive in Poinciana early Thursday evening.
Polk County deputy arrested for DUI
At around 3 in the morning on Saturday, Bartow Police responded to a single vehicle crash off the roadway of Highway 60 in Bartow near Main Street.