BARTOW | The purple bruises around Victoria Lindsay's eyes show a glimpse of the damage done to the 17-year-old former Mulberry High cheerleader following her infamous videotaped pummeling. more»

• Victoria Lindsay

When The Ledger visited David Adams in December 2006, the beekeeper was just beginning his struggle with a puzzling affliction now known as Colony Collapse Disorder. more»

• Bees Disappear

LAKELAND | Two highly ranked Polk County judges have been appointed to the last two vacant 10th Judicial Circuit judges' posts. more»

LAKE WALES | Two Polk County sheriff's pilots practicing emergency operations escaped serious injuries when their helicopter crashed about 4:40 p.m. Thursday at Lake Wales Airport. more»

LAKELAND | More Polk County seniors who retook the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this year in reading and math will be able to graduate, but the numbers remain low. more»

HAINES CITY | Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives scoured an orange grove on Patterson Road in Haines City on Thursday looking for evidence in the death of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a burned vehicle. more»

HAINES CITY| Police in Haines City are looking for a man who robbed the CenterState Bank in Haines City and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash Thursday morning. more»

HAINES CITY | Just imagine driving from Winter Haven to Ocala and seeing nothing along U.S. 27 North except orange groves and cattle - and, yes, one truck stop. That was the Florida landscape 50 years ago. more»

HAINES CITY | The downtown streetscaping project has been mired in paperwork and delayed for another month. The $2.36 million project, which involves North Sixth Street, parts of Jones Avenue and the Railroad Park area, was supposed to begin April 1. more»

LAKE WALES | Airport operator Betty Hill said she is preparing to bill the city for the loss of business and extra expenses she has incurred since Hurricane Charley destroyed the airport in August 2004. more»

Ricardo Jose Vazquez was found not guilty Thursday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Poinciana in 2006. Jurors deliberated about 2 1/2 hours before acquitting Vazquez, 26, of Kissimmee. more»

A man was shot late Thursday on the 1200 block of Robert King High Drive, and police are looking for a suspect. The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. in the neighborhood off Providence Road in North Lakeland. The man was found lying in the street, police said. more»

Haines City residents on Thursday night let city commissioners know just how unhappy they are with the recent enforcement of a city ordinance that allows for the towing of abandoned and junk vehicles and boats. more»

A Winter Haven man was arrested Wednesday and charged with illegally dumping used tires, said a report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. more»

A Winter Haven couple was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with stealing about $1,200 worth of property and copper wire from the Sunshine Motel in Winter Haven, according to a report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. more»

George Jenkins High School will hold a mock presidential candidate debate Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the campus auditorium. The event will include a multimedia presentation, a debate and a question and answer period by the student body. This student-led event is free and open to the public. more»

The Haines City Police Department reported these criminal activities from April 30 through May 2: BURGLARY Vehicular burglary and petty theft were reported May 2 to the Haines City Police Department, 35400 U.S. 27 N. DRUG POSSESSION more»

A yard sale to benefit the American Cancer Society will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday at 202 N. Miami Ave. The sale is being put on by the Davenport Relay for Life. It will feature a variety of items, including clothes, toys, home furnishings, baby items and furniture. more»

The city's Department of Leisure Services will offer a seven-week Youth Day Camp for children from 7 to 12 years old, as well as other activities during the summer. more»

Auburndale Oaks Health Fair will be offered from 2 to 4 this afternoon. The free health screenings, as well as entertainment, will be offered at the facility at 919 Old Winter Haven Road. more»

Paul Fellers will lead the hike looking for red-cockaded woodpeckers, singing Bachman's sparrows, brown-headed nuthatch and Carolina chickadee Saturday through the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. more»

The Pirates on the Ridge Polk County Parrot Head Chapter will have its second Dennis Austin Living Scholarship fundraiser from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Jo-Dee's Pizza on U.S. 17. Activities will include music, raffle and silent auction. more»

The Frostproof Area Chamber of Commerce will have a "Casino Nite" starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Depot on East Wall Street. Games will include blackjack, Texas hold 'em and bingo. There will also be a raffle and 50/50 pot. more»

The Frostproof Chamber will have a Bass Boat Raffle on Saturday to raise money for a July 4 fireworks display. The raffle will include a 2008 Fisher Bass Boat with a Mercury Motor, 12-volt MotorGuide trolling motor and Lowrance X37 Fish Finder. more»