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MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lakeland man faces a mandatory court appearance after a marine deputy caught him with an undersized lobster at a Florida Keys state park Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Lower Keys Marine Deputy Luis Guiardinu was on patrol around 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 at...

A man suspected of driving under the influence crashed in Lakeland on Wednesday and ran into the swamp with a baby and a toddler in his arms.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle left one person dead and another seriously injured on US 98 in Polk County on Friday afternoon. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the scene near Hancock Avenue around 3:24 p.m. The intersection is located in Highland City, just sout

Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization broke into the state's driver database earlier this month by exploiting login credentials belonging to a single Plant City police employee that had been stored improperly on a personal electronic device. The agenc

Join members of the Lakeland Police Department and other first responders for a ceremony featuring a live performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Mission BBQ on Sept. 11, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. The restaurant at 4014 S Florida Ave. is offering a free sandwich to fire, police, and...

BARTOW, Fla. — A Polk County jury on Thursday convicted Shaun Paul Runyon, a 44-year-old Nazareth electrician, of killing three coworkers, including his supervisor, Kevin Lanusse of Monroe County, at a Florida rental house in October 2021. The post Crossbow, then a bat: Florida jury convicts Nazareth electrician of ki

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies in Polk County arrested 57 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs last month, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The figures reflect only arrests made by sheriff’s deputies and do not include traffic stops handled by municipal police...

Three days of world-class waterskiing to happen at a brand-new venue at Champions Lake in Auburndale. The post MasterCraft's Pro Ski Tournament Returns to Florida September 18–20 appeared first on Boating Mag .

A woman accused of being drunk and driving the wrong way in Polk County with a child in the car was arrested after a trooper performed a P.I.T. maneuver.

There are some houses that just feel like houses, and then there are houses that seem to have a personality all their own. The Strawberry House Bed & Breakfast at 805 N. Wheeler Street is one of the latter. Built in 1910 by Albert and Ula Miles, the Dutch Colonial...