Freshwater fishing: Bass are spawning, and hungry, all around Polk County. Stay shallow
1. In Lakeland, bass are continuing to spawn, so stick to the shallow water, try flipping dark-colored creature baits. If you can find them,...
Five in five days: Florida hospitals are dumping patients at Lakeland homeless shelter
LAKELAND — Lakeland officials, who have proverbially spoken about homeless individuals being bused into the city and left behind, should keep a closer eye...
Dementia patient spends anniversary in mental hospital after Baker Act detention
Florida’s Baker Act allows people who have mental illness and pose a substantial threat to themselves or others to be involuntarily committed for...
Local Operation Pop Top: Two Polk County Clerks Arrested for Underage Alcohol Sales
The Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida arrested two sales clerks for selling alcohol to minors as part of their Operation Pop Top campaign....
Lake Gibson High School Student Nabs One of the Top Honors at 80th Annual...
The last week in January, nearly 1,000 students converged on the Stuart Center in Bartow for the 2024 Polk County Youth Fair. Students competed...
Haines City seeks community input on reviving historic Black business district
Haines City is working to revive a once-booming business district. Bennie Lee Prichett owned a bar and restaurant for nearly 30 years...
PHOTOS Publix reveals massive shopping cart car in Wesley Chapel
Publix just opened a fancy new grocery store in Wesley Chapel. You'd assume the huge deli counter, or second-floor mezzanine seating area would have...
Florida’s red flag law is being used on kids as young as 8 and...
"An RPO is not supposed to be used in this way". A law created to keep guns away from Floridians who threaten to hurt...
See inside Valencia at the Park, Orange Street’s new apartment complex
In case you missed it, a new apartment complex is coming to the area around Lake Mirror, blending brand new construction with the...
Lakeland teacher sexually battered student at Dollar General store: PCSO
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A private school teacher and coach in Lakeland was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. ...
