Lakeland FL

UPDATE: 08/05/2025 9:51am The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says William Drake and Alexander Thompson have been located and are safe. Original Story: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Officials are asking for help finding missing teenagers from Pasco Cunty. A statewide missing child alert is in effect for Alexander Thompson and...

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — A 39-year-old man with a history of felony convictions in Polk County is now facing charges in South Florida after authorities said he snatched a Hialeah Gardens woman’s cat and announced he had ill intentions for the innocent feline. State corrections records show the...

Authorities are investigating a shooting on Tuesday in the 12000 block of Saint James Place in Tampa.

A domestic violence suspect in Florida was found hiding in a body of water, and aerial video shows multiple deputies working to wrestle him to shore. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to Key Biscayne Drive just north of Tampa on Saturday after a domestic violence suspect fled into a...

A hit-and-run crash victim is searching for the driver who left the scene of a crash last week. He's hoping the community can help.

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — Two dogs and two people were rescued from a sunken boat in mid-July by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO). On July 24, at about 8:25 p.m., HCSO's dive boat was launched to rescue the stranded boaters in Morris Bridge Park, but a fallen tree had blocked the river.

Best Buy will bring Ikea mini-shops to its stores in Texas and Florida later this year — including to the Best Buy store in Lakeland, at 4215 U.S. Hwy 98 N. This will be the first time that Ikea markets its signature goods through another retailer, according to a report in the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.

A suspect was recently arrested for a 2022 fatal liquor store shooting in Central Florida, after he returned from fleeing to Mexico. 48-year-old Oscar Juan Molina was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as the man responsible for the 2022 fatal shooting outside a liquor store in Plant City. He was...

To better prepare themselves for high-risk operations, the Lake Wales Police Department will be purchasing 16 ballistic shields through a +$17K grant. At their recent workshop on Wed. July 31, 2025, Lake Wales city commissioners reviewed a consent agenda item for next week’s city commission meeting. The agenda item...

Convicted felon D'Architray Sapp charged with battery on law enforcement officer and attempted first-degree murder after fleeing Winter Haven police Saturday.