K9 Obi, Drone Smoke Out Mulberry Man In Late-Night Strangulation Arrest
A 3 a.m. disturbance call in Mulberry turned into a K9-and-drone hunt early Thursday, ending with the arrest of 39-year-old Jeremy Alan Miller after he allegedly fled from a home where neighbors reported a physical fight, according to the Polk County Sheriff. In a post on X, Sheriff Grady Judd...
Zip-Tied Iguanas: Bizarre Florida Traffic Stop Ends With Georgia Man In Polk County Jail
Coconuts, Tilapia, and Zip-Tied Iguanas: Bizarre Florida Traffic Stop Ends with Georgia Driver in Polk...
This Hidden Dundee Restaurant Delivers Big Latin Flavors Made Fresh Every Day
Tucked along US-27 in Dundee, Florida, La Garita Restaurant is the kind of place locals want to keep a secret. With a 4.7-star rating and nearly 800 reviews, this Puerto Rican gem is quietly winning hearts one mofongo at a time. Every dish is made fresh, the staff treats you...
St. Pete Italian Fest brings food, live music, and an Italian car show at...
The Tampa Bay area doesn’t exactly lack for things to do on a Saturday. Between the waterfront, the museums, the restaurants, and the general fact that the weather in May is not yet trying to actively kill you, weekends around here tend to fill themselves. And yet, somehow, somebody looked at all of that and said, “You know what this region still needs? A...
Parents Fume Over Missing School Zone After 11-Year-Old Hit Outside Mater Academy
An 11-year-old boy on his way to Mater Academy's Davenport campus was hit by a vehicle yesterday morning and airlifted to a local hospital, according to authorities. Deputies said the child suffered minor bruising and is expected to survive, and the Polk County Sheriff's Office determined the crash was accidental and did not cite the driver.
Driver nearly hits child boarding a school bus in Florida
A bus driver nearly hit a child who was boarding a school bus in Florida. (Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office via CNN Newsource)
Florida’s Largest Tampa Bay Hospital System Is Headed Out of Network for UnitedHealthcare
A May 31 Deadline. 147,000 UnitedHealthcare Patients. And No Deal Announced Yet. If you hold a UnitedHealthcare insurance plan and receive care at any BayCare Health System hospital, physician practice, or outpatient facility in the Tampa Bay area, a contract deadline is approaching on May 31, 2026 that could change your coverage as of June 1.
9 people arrested and $1.13M cash, 40 kgs of cocaine seized in Puerto Rico...
In an operation dubbed”It’s a Trap,” law enforcement busted a notorious drug trafficking ring that inundated Central Florida with hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico, arresting nine people. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced a raid on Monday, stating that the investigation, which began in...
Temple Terrace Police Officer Charged After 100 MPH Crash Kills 6-Year-Old
Temple Terrace Police Officer Charged After 100 MPH Crash Kills 6-Year-Old (FHP) TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla....
28-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash on K-Ville Ave. in Winter Haven
A Lakeland motorcyclist died in a collision on K-Ville Avenue on the early morning hours of April 29. The crash happened about 5:55 a.m. in Winter Haven at K-Ville Avenue and Taylor Road, about 600 feet east of Thornhill Road. Auburndale resident Alexander Hughes, 33, was driving a 2019 red Chevrolet pickup truck east on K-Ville Avenue and began to...
