Two adults hospitalized after bullets strike Lakeland home from outside: Police
LAKELAND, Fla. - Two adults were hospitalized after police responded to a shooting along Choctaw Avenue Friday night, according to the Lakeland Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday at a home located at 613 Choctaw Ave. LPD said the victims were...
Popular Lakeland restaurateurs expand, open new concept in Auburndale
A successful Lakeland chef and restaurateur is launching a second location in Auburndale, getting back to their roots and hoping to anchor a new wave of small, independent businesses. Tina and Tim Calhoon, owners of Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar in Downtown Lakeland, are preparing to open The Abigaile in Auburndale in
Florida Police Officer Arrested for Using Flock Cameras to Stalk Ex-Wife 717 Times
The nationwide debate over the power and oversight of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) has reached a boiling point in Florida after a police officer was arrested for weaponizing the system to stalk his estranged wife. The disturbing case highlights…
Home Security Camera Captures Florida Boy’s Trampoline Mishap Into The Pool
Home security cameras captured a lighthearted, deeply relatable moment of childhood chaos when a 10-year-old boy in Lakeland, Florida, accidentally botched a trampoline jump straight into the family pool.The video, shared on Instagram by Lanette Strong, shows her son Bryant enjoying a sunny day outdoors with his cousin
Polk County saw palmetto berry poacher picked up on university property: PCSO
Polk County deputies arrested a Lake Wales man after finding a truck full of stolen palmetto berries hidden at Warner University. Florida law classifies harvesting the endangered berries without a state permit as a third-degree felony punishable by five years in prison. Illegal harvesting deprives local wildlife of foo
Polk County mom sentenced to life after beating 4-year-old adopted son to death
Patricia Saintizaire, the woman convicted of the murder of her 4-year-old adopted son, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Plant City works to preserve 1914 high school community center
PLANT CITY, Fla. — Plant City commissioners have approved work to begin restorating the historic 1914 High School Community Center, a more than century-old landmark that now serves as a community center and museum. The project will use a grant from Hillsborough County, along with funding from the city’s...
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug And Battery Charges For Lakeland Woman
Jermilla Ashaunita Brown POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 34-year-old Lakeland woman faces multiple criminal charges...
Sanford Man Jailed In Polk County After School Bus Break-In And Death Threat, Deputies...
Luis Daniel Rosa POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 20-year-old Sanford man is in custody after...
New details in family death investigation
A Plant City woman shot and killed her mother and two of her young children before dying by suicide in early May, according to the Plant City Police Department. FOX 13’s Evan Axelbank reports.
