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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa Bay, Florida – A Freeze Warning and Cold Weather Advisory are in effect across portions of west central and southwest Florida from midnight Sunday night through 9 AM EST Monday, as unusually cold air...

POLK COUNTY, FL - Late last month, a routine drive down US 98 west of Frostproof took a bizarre turn for two motorists passing the Crooked Lake Wildlife and Environmental Area. Two women, driving in separate vehicles, reported seeing a 68-year-old man, later identified as Willie, standing near the roadside...

Forecasters say Tampa Bay is about to trade short sleeves for heavy coats in the span of a single day, with temperatures tumbling from the 70s to near freezing as an arctic front barrels through. The sharp drop will test how well the region has learned to prepare for cold snaps that are brief but […]

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fatal three-vehicle crash around 9:05 pm on SR-39 in Hillsborough County. The crash occurred when a Chevy Silverado driven by a 77-year-old Plant City woman attempted to turn left into a private driveway and was struck by a Nissan Versa driven by a 19-year-old Plant City...

FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes has your forecast as we track some light showers across the Bay Area for Sunday.

A monthslong investigation has led to the arrest of a Florida man accused of routinely throwing hundreds of roofing nails onto a neighborhood roadway.

With lows hovering near freezing, shelters will operate above normal capacity to protect those experiencing homelessness. Lakeland’s shelters are preparing to support the unhoused during a cold snap that is expected to last through next week. Both Talbot House Ministries and Lighthouse Ministries are operating above...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A traffic stop spiraled into a high-speed chase and a chaotic multi-vehicle crash in Lakeland on Friday afternoon, ending with a Tampa man facing serious trafficking charges after troopers uncovered a significant stash of narcotics in his wrecked car. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP),...

POINCIANA, Fla. — Last Saturday morning, a conversation about property lines and yard debris took a dangerous turn on Reindeer Drive, prompting a police response and multiple felony charges against one resident. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Poinciana neighborhood around 10:30 a.m. on January...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa Bay, FL – A Freeze Watch remains in effect late Sunday night through Monday morning, putting much of Central Florida at risk for dangerously cold temperatures that could damage crops, vegetation, and...