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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s new rule requiring non-residents to purchase short-term recreational fishing licenses in person instead of online is drawing backlash from some charter boat captains, who say the change could hurt tourism and local businesses. The sun sets on Lake Pierce in Polk County, creating...

It looks like the local food scene is buzzing! Public plan-review documents were just submitted for a new spot called Lakeland Donuts. The Location: The shop is targeting a compact retail space at 2810 S. Florida Avenue, right next to the Holy Moly Smoke Shop and just south of the Market at Southgate (where the Publix,

Stay off the road Thursday and Friday afternoons if you want to avoid the worst Memorial Day weekend traffic, according to INRIX forecasts. Why it matters: AAA predicts this will be the busiest Memorial Day ever for travel — meaning your departure time could make or break your trip.

Search continues for driver who killed good Samaritan 2 years ago in Polk County – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Bartow, Fla. – Two years after a fatal hit-and-run on County Road 640, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is still asking the public for any detail that could identify the drive

As Polk County ages, more adult children are stepping into an unfamiliar role: caring for the people who raised them. For Kassia Alamm, the shift happened gradually. Shortly after she got married, Alamm and her husband moved into her mother’s home. A few years later, as her now-91-year-old mother’s health declined, the

Florida Highway Patrol POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Monday morning three-vehicle collision on State Road...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is hoping someone has information that will help solve a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Valrico man two years ago. On May 17, 2023, deputies responded to a scene on County Road 640 after reports of an injured man lying in the roadway. The victim, later […]

Kevin Bragg and Jerry Smith (PCSO) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Two Wahneta men are behind...

Truston David Kunze (PCSO) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven man is behind bars...

I’m honored to share that I’ve been named Vice Chair of the IEEE Florida West Coast Robotics & Automation Society chapter. This is one of those opportunities that sits right at the intersection of the things I care about most: engineering discipline, practical automation, robotics, aerospace, embedded systems, and buil