Lakeland FL

Ten recruits sign the oath to begin their careers. Emotions were high at City Hall as loved ones and mentors gathered for the Plant City Fire Rescue Commencement of recruit Class 2026-1. Tears of pride filled the room as the ceremony marked the recruits’ official commitment to serving and protecting the community.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the dismantling of two massive drug trafficking syndicates on Friday morning during a press conference in Winter Haven. According to Sheriff Judd, the two drug organizations operated with military-style precision, utilizing "stash...

You ease your car into neutral, take your foot off the brake, and hold your breath. Logic says you should roll one way – your eyes insist on another. For a split second, it feels like gravity has decided to play a prank. There’s no flashing sign, no theme park entrance – just an ordinary stretch of pavement that...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the conclusion of two major anti-drug initiatives, Operation Bloodline and Operation Flatline, which effectively dismantled a multi-county trafficking network. The dual operations resulted in 51 arrests and the recovery of approximately 78 pounds of...

A Riverview man has been without his vehicle since early November after it was repossessed from his driveway even though he said he never missed a single payment.

You know that strange Florida moment when something appears above the treetops that absolutely should not be there? One second you are driving through familiar scenery, the next you are staring at a towering prehistoric silhouette and wondering if you just slipped into another century. That is how this adventure...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A 33-year-old Eagle Lake man faces a petit theft charge after deputies say he swiped collectible trading cards worth more than $400 from a business along US 92 East. Caleb John Michael Mobley was arrested Tuesday after investigators matched him to a Sunday afternoon theft captured...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 23-year-old man last seen in Plant City. Xavier Arryo was last seen on Jan. 19 by Plant City police. He left his parents’ home in October and has not had contact with them since Jan. 20. Arryo is...

Auburndale police confirmed late Thursday morning that they are responding to a situation involving a suspicious device near Orange Street.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA)— A Winter Haven tax preparer was ordered to pay over $1.6 million in restitution to the IRS after being sentenced to federal prison. Timothy Smith was sentenced to six years and six months for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the filing of false and fraudulent tax...