POINCIANA - When 22-year-old Solymarie Roman was found slain her body burned in a northeast Polk County orange grove, suspicion quickly focused on her boyfriend, Mourad Balzourt. ...more

November 29, 2007

LAKELAND - A man died about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday when his motorcycle crashed into the trailer of a semi-truck turning in front of it, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 14, 2007

POINCIANA -- Los detectives identificaron al cuerpo encontrado calcinado en Poinciana el 1 de noviembre como Soylmarie Román de 22 años y residente de Orlando, indicó la portavoz de la Oficina de Alguaciles del Condado de Polk Carrie Rogers. ...more

November 9, 2007

Brittney Klodzinski refused to come back. The 14-year-old was scared of her mother's boyfriend, Trevor McGinty, and his violent streak that Brittney saw targeting her mother, Wendy Dusza. ...more

November 8, 2007

LAKELAND - The 20-year reunion of 1987 Lakeland High School grads kicked off at 4 p.m. today with a barbecue tailgate party before a football game and the man who police say threatened violence at the event still in jail. ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - A Polk County reserve deputy faces losing his job after being arrested on Monday for driving under the influence, officials say. A Hillsborough County deputy responded to a traffic crash early Monday at State Road 60 and Mulrennan Road in Valrico. Motorist Bryan D. Price, 27, was arrested after deputies smelled alcohol on his breath and saw that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, according to an arrest report. ...more

October 2, 2007

I moved to Highlands County a year ago to take a job in the health care field. I thought the base pay was excellent for a new graduate, just a little more than what I would have started out up north. ...more

September 12, 2007