Lakeland FL

San Diego resident Omar Pitter, 45, was handed a 33-year, four-month federal prison sentence today after a jury found him guilty last year in a cross-country methamphetamine trafficking case. Prosecutors say Pitter mailed large quantities of meth to the Tampa Bay area and used financial maneuvers to wash the drug...

TAMPA, Florida - A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly poisoning and killing his girlfriend's dog, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. In May 2025, Edwin Campuzano, of Bartow, Florida, reportedly left poison pellets in the food bowl of a 3-year-old Maltese Poodle while his girlfriend...

A man accused of fleeing a traffic stop in Polk County was found hiding in drywall at a motel.

After closing Good Thyme in January, owners, Jason Ellis, Conn O’Leary, and Corey Ripley, extended hours at Cob & Pen, another one of their restaurants. They added lunch service and have incorporated Good Thyme menu staples. The local restaurateurs had hoped to expand Good Thyme after opening in 2019....

Winter Haven, Daytona Beach and Ocoee, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of three single-tenant retail properties in two separate transactions for $28.8 million in Florida. Each newly constructed property is occupied by 7-Eleven on a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed absolute triple-net lease. The...

Deputies responded to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in Lake Wales on Wednesday.

Carrabba's Italian Grill celebrated the grand opening of a new East Polk location on Feb. 3 in the Davenport area. The new restaurant is at 1005 Heritage Pass near Osceola-Polk Line Road. It's close to the ChampionsGate area off Interstate 4. "As we bring Carrabba’s to Davenport, we’re excited to invite our neighbors...

Darden Restaurants will rebrand all four of its regional Bahama Breeze Island Grille locations in the next 18 months as part of a move to eliminate the chain. The four local restaurants — in Tampa, Lutz, Brandon and Fort Myers — are among 14 Bahama Breeze locations that will remain open as the remaining 14 are shut...

A missing man is believed to be dead after a body was discovered inside a truck in a Plant City retention pond. FOX 13’s Blake DeVine reports.

In celebration of Black History Month and the enduring legacy of African Americans in golf, the community is invited to attend the Herbert Dixon Meet & Greet Barbecue Festival on Thursday, February 27, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., in Lakeland, Florida. The free event will take place at 1221 Omohundra Avenue and is...