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Amber Nicole Huffman POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 24-year-old Lake Wales woman who was out...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County is providing free rabies vaccines, microchips, and pet registrations to help pet owners save money during a drive-thru clinic in Dover. Hillsborough County pet resources. What we know:. Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center is hosting its annual drive-thru shot clinic at the Hillsborough County...

Matthew Gonzalez WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 23-year-old Winter Haven man is facing multiple charges...

A Winter Haven man was arrested on Saturday after police said he stole a vehicle from someone's home and then tried to hide in someone's backyard.

A restored Frank Lloyd Wright Planetarium reopened in Central Florida. The post Restored Frank Lloyd Wright Planetarium Reopens in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

BARTOW, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is sending volunteers from the county to Okaloosa County to help communities affected by Hurricane Isaias, Sheriff Grady Judd said. This includes vehicles and supplies as well. The personnel left Bartow after a briefing and began the drive to Florida's Panhandle....

Lakeland native Sophia Huneycutt is returning to her hometown to discuss her atmospheric Southern Gothic debut novel, The House Built on Alligator Bones. Her book—which officially released on October 6, 2026—follows a protagonist named Dartrine Beaumont who discovers she has wealthy, estranged relatives running an alligator farming empire in Florida, only to step into a dark world of generational trauma, family secrets, and chilling mansion halls.

Tampa is waking to clear skies and sticky air Sunday, but the calm is on a timer: showers and thunderstorms are expected to spread across the area this morning before tapering to scattered storms later. The city should reach near 84 degrees, with up to a half-inch of rain possible and a much brighter, drier pattern arriving Monday.

"All of our drought indicators within our district are below their normal range."

A Florida woman accused of leaving Publix with a shopping cart full of laundry detergent pods was arrested the next day while driving a stolen Ford Focus. Deputies also found merchandise from another store in the back seat, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The trouble started October 4,...