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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A late-night patrol took a turn for the chaotic early Saturday when a driver attempted to outrun a deputy, only to end the chase himself by driving straight into a deep ditch. Around 1:38 a.m. on November 23, a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling...

One of Lakeland’s favorite holiday traditions, the annual Christmas parade and fireworks, returns on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, beginning with fireworks over Lake Mirror. Where: The parade starts on Lemon Street west of Florida Avenue, winds through downtown via Munn Park...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Thanksgiving Day, a Polk County father and son said they were thankful to be alive after a 20-hour ordeal that left them stranded in the gulf. It happened after their boat capsized Monday. "You're thinking, 'Is this it?'" said Cris Harding, Sr. "And to have...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s deputies rushed to a store on Cypress Gardens Road Tuesday night, responding to what came in as a robbery in progress. The call, received around 7:43 p.m. on November 25, drew a rapid response from law enforcement. However, once deputies arrived on the scene, they quickly...

Access Restaurant Group is preparing to open a new restaurant in Davenport’s Championsgate area. Launching at 1501 Championsgate Blvd W, Paradise Grille at Enclaves will feature a private dining room, off-site catering, and customizable menus. “Nestled in the heart of Championsgate, Florida, Paradise Grille at...

The former head of a small Florida Realtor association is now accused of quietly siphoning more than $81,000 from the group she was hired to lead, a case that has jolted local agents who relied on the organization’s dues-funded budget. Investigators say the alleged theft did not come in a single brazen grab, but in...

TAMPA - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate who passed away at the hospital Wednesday. According to HCSO, at around 11:17 a.m., inmate Larue Matthew Dorsey III, 46, was having an apparent medical emergency when deputies responded at the Falkenburg Road Jail. Dorsey was...

Tragedy struck in the final hour of Thanksgiving when a Davenport man was charged with DUI manslaughter after the Florida Highway Patrol said he caused a crash that killed two people on Poinciana Parkway late Thursday. According to an FHP spokesperson, Eddy Edmond, 44 was arrested and booked into the...

Polk County has landed a Chick-fil-A supply and distribution center, a $150 million project expected to create more than 180 jobs. Dubbed Chick-fil-A Supply, the facility is in the Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park in Winter Haven. The 244,000-square-foot distribution facility will be No. 12 for the popular...

A 72-year-old Winter Haven man's life came to a tragic end on Thanksgiving Day following a car crash in South Lake County, per reports from the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident unfolded shortly before 5:30 p.m. when the man, driving a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, veered off the road and struck an electrical box before...