Lakeland FL

LAKELAND, Fla. – A theft investigation in Lakeland quickly escalated, leading to the arrest of a man with a long history of criminal offenses, after the victim found his stolen property for sale on Facebook Marketplace. On August 4, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) began investigating a theft...

For the third time since June, animal advocates peppered Polk County commissioners with allegations of abuse and deplorable conditions at the county-run animal shelter and demanded reforms by its top manager: Sheriff Grady Judd. But unlike the first time the advocates spoke , the commissioners did not respond to the...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is launching a death investigation after finding human remains in the woods in Lutz.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week issued draft permits for Mosaic Fertilizer to drill two exploratory wells in Polk County that could be a step toward injecting wastewater underground. The department will hold meetings Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 in Bartow to obtain public comments about the...

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today. The morning will warm up quickly with some sunshine. High temperatures will reach into the low 90s. Thunderstorms will develop in the afternoon along the sea breeze boundaries. With deeper moisture overhead, storms will be fairly numerous. Storms will...

Update 7:55 am: Masterpiece Road is now open in both directions. The vehicle involved in the trash remains stuck until a tow truck can remove it. At 7:24 AM on Friday, August 8, 2025, a traffic accident was reported near 1042 Masterpiece Rd. in Lake Wales, in the westbound lane, just east of S. Lake Starr Blvd.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Some changes are coming to Plant City, as two buildings that went up in the 1950’s will be demolished soon. Both have been used recently, including by organizations that feed the homeless. Once a month, you’ll find Sharon Moody at the Winter Visitor Center,...

BABSON PARK, Fla. - Polk County deputies are searching for three suspects who used an accelerant to set a car on fire, which subsequently destroyed a home. The incident occurred on Park Drive in Babson Park at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday. Dig deeper:. A neighbor's surveillance camera captured a...

In a recent county commissioners meeting, Hillsborough County took a significant step to formally recognize the contributions of Black entrepreneurs by declaring August as Black Business Month. This designation arrives as a salute to the substantial impact of Black-owned businesses within the U.S. overall, as well as...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (Gray News) – A tourist from the U.K. is accused of attempting to drown his daughter-in-law in Florida during a family trip. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the Solterra Resort in Davenport on Sunday evening for a disturbance in a backyard swimming pool.