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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A targeted Memorial Day weekend traffic initiative conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office from Saturday, May 24th, through Monday, May 26th, led to 11 arrests, the agency reported. Among these, six individuals were charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and four of those arrested...

TAMPA, Fla. — While kids around the Tampa Bay area are getting excited about getting a few months off of school for summer vacation, some are wondering where their next meal is coming from. To make sure every child has something to eat, a statewide program is in place...

Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map. They snuck through a jumble of scrub oaks and evergreen shrubs. Emerging in a clearing on a bright March morning in the 1990s, they immediately knew they’d found it.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Jackson Louis, a 32-year-old Winter Haven man, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday night. Louis was taken into custody on an active warrant for robbery, battery, and criminal mischief. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on May 17th,...

A community is mourning the loss of a family of four;  a husband and wife and her two adult children. All of them were killed in a car crash Sunday night in Ruskin.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 39-year-old Davenport man, Trenton Jovon Wright, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office early Wednesday morning, May 28th, following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of a suspended license and an outstanding warrant. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office,...

Four teens were arrested for brutally beating a Central Florida man. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested four teens this month for their involvement in a horrific beating of a 35-year-old Mulberry man. The victim was admitted to the intensive care unit after suffering major facial injuries such as a broken...

Polk County Emergency Management team recently received the 2025 Spirit of Leadership Polk Award for their outstanding commitment to public safety and community service from the Leadership Polk Alumni Association. Established in 2011, the Spirit of Leadership Polk Award honors organizations whose dedication and...

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today. Light onshore winds to start the work-week. This will keep the best chance of late day thunderstorms inland. A shower near the coast is possible as the sea breeze first forms, but that chance is very low. Storms will...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. It will be another hot and humid day for Wednesday. Highs will be in the upper 80s at the coast with mid 90s inland. We will...