Republican Party Chairman David Bitner died today at his Monticello home, just two weeks before he was scheduled to step down as the state GOP boss. He was 62.
Divers from the University of Miami and the Florida Aquarium have discovered items in Little Salt Spring near North Port that may change Florida's history. The pieces of wood, thought to be shaped by man, may be 10,000 years old. Photo Gallery: Little Salt Spring Dive
Police say 24-year-old Kasandra Beekman was charged Friday with felony child neglect. Officers say she left her 8-month-old son in her car with the windows rolled up and the engine turned off Thursday while shopping at a North Port Wal-Mart.
An event to raise money for the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers and other public safety heroes killed in the line of duty made its way through Polk County on Sunday.