Florida couple dead after plane crashes into neighborhood near Bartow Airport
A single-engine plane crashed into a neighborhood just off property of the Bartow Executive Airport.
'Blessed to be Bartow:' Polk cheerleading squad lands rare triple crown
Their stunts will make your jaw drop. Their skilled routine is the result of an entire year's work and sacrifice. And it all paid off: One Polk County cheerleading squad is celebrating their biggest victory ever.
Bartow rings in the new year with its annual Christmas tree burn
There is no ball drop, not even a countdown. In one Polk County city, the new year is welcomed by torching old pine trees. The annual Christmas tree burn has been held in Bartow since 1936.
Students' petition asks Polk County schools to add full-time counselors
Two Bartow High School students are petitioning Polk County Schools to hire full-time counselors for every school.
Bartow golfer hits hole-in-one on 100th birthday
Herbert Dixon just celebrated his 100th birthday. His keys to a long life: No smoking, no drinking, and church on Sunday.
Bartow students walk up more than 100 flights of stairs to honor victims of 9/11
Two Polk County students have paid tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks by walking up over 100 flights of stairs in their memory.
17-year-old dies following Bartow shooting
Bartow police are investigating the death of a teenager following an early morning shooting.
Police: Husband stabbed wife to death in Bartow
Police in Bartow said they're investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday morning.
Growers test new method to fight citrus greening
The Dundee Citrus Growers Association is trying a new method to fight citrus greening - in industry's No.1 nemesis.
100-year-old hurricane victim still feels 'blessed,' despite damage
Adele Durrance turned 100 on Friday. She spent the day as she does every day now -- picking up debris at her home of 60 years, hoping she'll be able to repair all of the hurricane damage one day.
Support for Bartow chief
Community leaders in Bartow are rallying around their embattled chief of police even as a Winter Haven group has been pushing to have Joe Hall fired because they say he has treated employees differently because of their race.