Lakeland FL

Anna Conroy Champions Ranching With Grit and Grace. Ask Anna Conroy about her new title as the 2025–26 Polk County Cattlemen’s Sweetheart and she’ll be the first to tell you: It’s not a beauty pageant. “Even as a little girl, I’ve always wanted to be able...

The YMCA in Polk County is expanding its after-school programs. The Par 3 After School Program in Lakeland is returning, offering structured enrichment and safe supervision for elementary-aged children. Winston Elementary, in Lakeland, now offers both before- and after-school care, helping working parents to...

The brother of the man charged with gunning down three men at a Frostproof lake in 2020 is now among several people accused of using a pair of shoes to smuggle drugs into the Polk County Jail, an affidavit shows. An accessory after the fact in the 2020 triple homicides in Frostproof who was set for an Aug. 6 bond...

Nationwide — Scott Hazlett, a high school principal from Tampa, Florida, was recently arrested for DUI and cocaine possession just a year after he made headlines for saving a student’s life. He is now on leave from Leto High School. According to WLBT, Temple Terrace police stopped Hazlett...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — What started as a project to make a bathroom more accessible for an elderly mom turned into a family paying for a job without seeing any work and discovering the plumber they hired had no business taking the job. Watch full report from Susan El...

In the year since Hurricane Debby, neighbors across the Tampa Bay Area have been rebuilding their homes and lives.

It's been one year since Hurricane Debby brushed the coast of the Bay Area. The storm dumped rain and flooded neighborhoods in its wake.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Polk County’s only professional dance company has officially closed after more than 30 years in operation. Founder Carol Erkes still holds decades of memories close. “Oh my gosh, these are old. You can tell they’re all black and white,” she said, looking through old...

Polk County is experiencing a significant shortage of health care professionals, including dentists and pediatricians, due to its rapidly growing population. Carla Bayron reports.

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - The body of what neighbors think is a Rottweiler was discovered partially inside a trash bag on a neighborhood street in Wesley Chapel. Residents said it’s been rotting for days, creating a foul smell and upsetting families and children nearby. Denise Dixon, who first found...