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After spending nearly three decades on death row, a man will be executed next month for the "brutal" murder of a woman who he attacked and beat with a hammer at her Polk County home.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A volunteer chaplain with Polk County Fire Rescue is being remembered Wednesday, days after he was killed in an auto crash. Volunteer Chaplain Hector Cruz was killed in a crash in the Eagle Lake area on Aug. 19. He was 69 years old. A funeral...

BROOKSVILLE – After more than three decades of waiting the family of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom finally has justice for their daughter. On August 25, a jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr., age 65, in relation to the first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery with force aga

Ambulance (Source: Unsplash) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 74-year-old grandmother has been arrested and charged...

Antonio Simpson (PCSO) LAKELAND, Fla. — A 19-year-old Lakeland man faces a theft charge after...

Police Lights (File) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 16-year-old is facing multiple criminal charges after...

Jaylin Hardin DAVENPORT, Fla. – A 22-year-old Jacksonville man wanted for threatening a convenience store...

Tampa is starting Wednesday clear, calm and already muggy, but the easy-looking morning will give way to a hotter afternoon. Temperatures are expected to climb to around 94 degrees, with the heat index reaching as high as 102 before scattered showers and thunderstorms develop after 2 p.m. As of 5:35...

Vanessa Murray POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 33-year-old Davenport woman faces multiple new charges after...

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