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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The urgent search for three missing teenagers in Wesley Chapel has come to a positive conclusion. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 14-year-old Faith Laporte-Bullock, 13-year-old Kamari Clemmons, and 16-year-old Yairell Delgado have all been located and are safe. Authorities reported that...

In Lakeland, mobile-home owners say they are getting hammered by a steady drumbeat of lot-rent hikes that could shove longtime residents out of the only homes they can afford. Brandi Norsworthy, who owns her home but pays monthly lot rent, put it bluntly for reporters: “I don’t want to be homeless.” Lawmakers...

Police are searching for information after responding to a deadly shooting Friday night.

Apollo Beach, FL — A Florida man has been convicted in a federal case involving a fatal fentanyl overdose that led to a woman’s drowning, authorities said. Ludwin Borgen, 49, was found guilty by a federal jury of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Some Lakeland residents are making a last-minute push to stop Talbot House Ministries’ plan to build a new campus. Wanda Avery gets an early start as she goes door to door to hand out flyers to her neighbors. “To remind everyone to attend the meeting...

A fake child protective services employee attempted to remove a kid from a Central Florida home. The post Fake Child Protective Services Attempted to Remove Kid from Home in Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

Tampa Bay is under Phase III water restrictions as regional water supplies come under strain. FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports.

LAKELAND, FL - Publix made Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the 29th year in a row, ranking No. 50. Publix is one of only four companies to be named on the list every year since its origin in 1998. “Our associates are the key to...

LAKELAND, FL — Wingnutz is targeting a Wednesday, April 15 opening at 1037 Dixieland Mall Lane, Lakeland, FL 33803, pending final state approvals, CEO Chris Cavalieri told Business Debut. The Lakeland restaurant will be the brand’s fourth active location and its first in Florida. Cavalieri said Wingnutz is...

THONOTOSASSA, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Wendell Jackson, 53, of Thonotosassa, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on December 19. The Hillsborough County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of...