Lakeland FL

Every day that we fight for animals in Tampa Bay, it becomes clearer that we are not just battling cruelty — we are battling systems that protect themselves rather than the beings they claim to serve. On one side of the bridge, we have SPCA Tampa Bay, an organization...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A head-on collision involving three vehicles on County Road 54 (CR-54) resulted in one fatality and one serious injury, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The crash occurred just east of Lumberton Road when an eastbound Kia Soul reportedly entered the...

Singing the “Happy Birthday” song to a kid on their birthday is a pretty standard thing to do. One teacher added on to the song, though, and now some are saying she took it too far. According to WFAA and 11 Alive, Kimberly Langston is a teacher at...

LAKELAND, Fla. — On Thursday night, people who live in a mobile home park in Lakeland got an up-close look at what the city hopes will be a solution to continuous flooding. Lake Bonnet is the problem (not to be confused with Lake Bonny, which has its own flooding woes). Decades of muck needs to be dredged out and new...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd shares his favorite viral moment. A St. Petersburg woman is accused of taking an AI TikTok trend too far.

FLORIDA — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men accused of robbing a gas station early Friday morning. The robbery occurred around 2 a.m. on Nov. 14 at the Quality Petroleum station at 704 Scenic Highway North. According to the Lake Wales Police Department, two masked men entered the store...

DAVENPORT, FLORIDA — Two Florida teens were arrested Tuesday night after deputies say they attempted to break into a car in a Davenport neighborhood before trying to flee from law enforcement. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 9:15 p.m. to the Atlantica Town Center...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 44-year-old New York man’s cross-country visit to the Sunshine State has hit a rather abrupt wall. Dustin Yannuzzi, hailing from the Empire State, was apprehended Friday evening in Polk County after a cooperative effort by local law enforcement brought his interstate flight to a halt.

The car's speed was approximately 77 mph when it struck the first pedestrians, police say.

TAMPA, Fla. - Friday is a day more than 50 Bay Area children and families will never forget. They’ll officially become a family. The Children’s Network of Hillsborough County is hosting an adoption event at Busch Gardens, celebrating National Adoption Month. "It’s just amazing," Terri Balliet, Chief Executive...