Polk County

Folks can get nasty, nasty after a breakup...and then there is Joseph Wayne Pointer. The 51-year-old Lakeland man allegedly drove past the mother's house of a deceased woman and shouted "I've got your dead daughter's ashes and I'm going to snort them,"...

One of the worst jobs in the world has to be a corrections officer. And here's why. Davion D. Parson, 23, is in jail, accused fatally shooting three men at an Auburndale nightclub about four years ago — all because he was mad his buddy was stabbed...

Bless their hearts. Atheists in Polk County gathered at a major highway armed with brooms, mops and unholy water to "scrub away" a blessing that took place there with holy a year ago by a group of the area's religious leaders, reports Bay News-9 in Tampa...

Polk County Commissioner Melony Bell says her Facebook account was hacked and she was not the one who posted the offensive status updates, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. Here's an example of one such posting: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day....

Four Central Floridians have died in crashes that authorities blame, at least in part, on officers in patrol cars. Ed Soistman Orange County Deputy Malinda Miller was on a routine patrol before dawn Aug. 17, 2010, when she overheard another deputy on...

Is someone in your household a cyber addict? Then please make sure your children are safe because it seems some parents won't let anything come between them and their computer. Especially a crying baby. Jacob David Hartley, 20, told Polk County...

Let's spin through this week at Central Florida's theme parks and attractions. + You might need a change of clothing for the first event. One More Disney Day is a play on leap day, the "extra" day we get in leap years. For this event, Disney World is...

Heading for the courthouse? Here's a no-brainer FloriDUH tip: Leave your stash of drugs at home. Winter Haven cops say Demetrius Nickerson tossed away a bag of pot at the Polk County Courthouse shortly after setting off the security metal detector,...