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Tampa Bay 28 consumer investigator Susan El Khoury opened her report with a scenario that sounds almost unreal until you remember how fast scams move online: imagine someone posting your home for rent on social media, collecting attention – and potentially money – from strangers, and then when you report it, the...

LAKELAND, Fla. — You may have seen it — the perfectly timed stomps, the chants and hand claps. For centuries, stepping, a powerful ritual dance, has inspired generations, including the Lakeland-based step team Taken by Surprise. The group of girls, ranging in age, practices stepping inside Sleepy Hill...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A 20-year-old woman from Davenport died late Friday night following a single-vehicle crash along Osceola-Polk Line Road, according to information released by the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at approximately 11:53 p.m. on February 6 along Osceola-Polk Line Road, east of Heritage...

A 47-year-old man from Lakeland was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a car on I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

TAMPA, Fla. - Today is a day for the dogs in Tampa Bay. "We’re so lucky to be able to do this for 49 years in a row. I mean, and the turnout still grows every single year. So that's so incredible. We are very thankful for this community," Regan Blessinger with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, said.

A suspect who is in the country illegally from Turkey was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after fleeing from a Sheriff’s deputy in a Corvette and then concealing himself inside drywall in a motel room. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Ege Bilgin, DOB 9/18/1992, was driving...

FLORIDA — A 35-year-old man died after being ejected from his motorcycle during a crash in Polk County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Waverly Road and Hodge Street. The motorcyclist, identified as...

WAVERLY, Fla. — A motorcyclist is dead after he was ejected from his bike following a Polk County crash, deputies say. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said this happened before 3 p.m. Saturday when 35-year-old David Durham was driving his motorcycle westbound in the area of Waverly Road and Hodge Street in Waverly,...

Americans are drinking far less than they used to, reshaping how bars and breweries operate in the Tampa Bay area. FOX 13's Blake DeVine.

Lake Gibson High School is keeping an extra close eye on this year's Super Bowl. Multiple graduates are taking part in the big game this Sunday. FOX 13's Mark Skol Jr. reports.