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There’s something rotten in the state of Florida, and it’s sporting six legs and a bloodsucking proboscis as the state is currently beset by dengue-spreading mosquitoes. Last week, three Florida counties declared a state of emergency in an attempt to corral what health officials have called “wildly unusual” outbreaks o

A man who was illegally in the country attacked an elderly woman in her Central Florida home, according to local law enforcement. The post Man Illegally in Country Attacked Elderly Woman in Her Central Florida Home appeared first on West Orlando News .

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida is scheduled to execute 77-year-old death row inmate Curtis Beasley tomorrow for the 1995 murder of a 62-year-old woman in Polk County. If carried out, Beasley will become the 16th person put to death in the state this year. Catholic leaders are making a final...

Polk County moved Flock ALPR cameras off state roads, but relocated units may still scan the same traffic, raising unanswered questions about data and oversight.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning in Polk County after Davenport police say they found crystal methamphetamine and marijuana in his car. Police reported that Wesley Mesilien, of Davenport, became combative during his arrest on Powerline Road and repeatedly threatened to kill an officer. Mesilien faces six c

Rising cases of the mosquito-borne disease have prompted local states of emergency in Tampa Bay

At a Sept. 17 public workshop at the Coleman Bush Building in midtown Lakeland, FDOT presented preliminary improvements for a 0.7-mile stretch of Memorial Boulevard between Walker Avenue and Lakeland Hills Boulevard. The agency is conducting the safety study in coordination with the City of Lakeland. From 2021 through

A major improvement to one of Tampa Bay’s most recognizable recreational trails is moving closer to completion as the Florida Department of Transportation continues work on a new pedestrian overpass along the Courtney Campbell Causeway. The approximately $15 million project is designed to improve safety and connectivit

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FROSTPROOF, Fla. - Tony Lee "TJ" Wiggins Jr. faces closing arguments Monday in his triple-murder trial following two weeks of testimony over the July 2020 ambush killings of three men near Frostproof. Frostproof trail evidence presented. What we know:. Prosecutors say Wiggins spotted 23-year-old Damion Tillman at a Dol