Polk County

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a search is underway for two people who may have drowned in a lake Saturday. 

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. 

A school bus attendant in Florida allegedly hit a child with a belt nine times, and is now facing felony child abuse charges.

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. 

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.

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.

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.