Lakeland FL

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Pasco County deputies need the community’s eyes on the road as they search for a missing 36-year-old man who disappeared on Wednesday. Babjat Masoud was last seen around 10 a.m. on December 17. He was in the area of Iverson Drive in Wesley Chapel at the time.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – It all happened at a Walmart with a warrant for Michael Miller Jr., a 45-year-old Lakeland man who is now facing serious prison time after deputies caught up with him in Auburndale. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailed the arrest during his December 17 morning...

TAMPA, Fla. — A Haines City firefighter/paramedic was released from the hospital after a crash earlier this month left him in critical condition. John Parris was transported to a rehabilitation facility on Wednesday to continue recovering from injuries he suffered in the Dec. 8 crash. A pickup truck crashed...

Troopers say a Honda Accord and a Kia Forte collided along Poinciana Boulevard.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg man is behind bars after troopers say he left the scene of a crash that killed a pedestrian on Gandy Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, John Delucchi, 51, was driving a Ford sedan westbound on Gandy Boulevard shortly before 5 p.m. when a...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating a deadly shooting that happened in Tampa on Wednesday morning.

Parkway and Silverpeak broke ground on the expansion of Lakeland Central Park, signaling the launch of construction for its second phase. The $750 million total project spans 740 acres and will ultimately deliver up to five million square feet of Class A industrial space. Key elements of the expansion include:

A high-precision manufacturing company in Largo has been sold, along with its custom-built industrial facility, marking another example of growing demand for U.S.-based manufacturing operations in Tampa Bay. Precise Technologies Inc., a precision CNC machining company serving aerospace, defense and medical device...

Bartow, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2025) – In observance of the Christmas holiday, there will be no curbside residential collection for residents in unincorporated Polk County on Thursday, Dec. 25. Residential collection services scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 25, will take place on Friday. Friday services will take place on...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — People in the Tampa Bay area have a new way to donate to charity. Outside Crumbl Cookies at the Clearwater Mall there are vending machines with charitable items called “Light the World Giving Machines." All purchases are actually donations that will help local and global...