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.

Haines City woman accused of stealing nearly $12K from victim with dementia

Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office have arrested a woman who is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a 91-year-old woman with dementia, for whom she was hired as a caregiver.