Lakeland FL

Sheriff Judd, known for his direct approach, wore the chain to emphasize the deadly consequences of drug trafficking.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County Sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday arrested a Tampa woman for dangerous, excessive speeding, and other traffic violations. According to investigators, Deputy Janiak was conducting traffic enforcement on I-4 near Lakeland at approximately 10:55 PM when he spotted a silver Mercedes sedan...

PLANT CITY, Fla. - A Florida toddler was killed on Tuesday morning after a woman hit him while backing out of her driveway, police say. Officers with the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) responded to a traffic crash around 10 a.m. on Tuesday within the 1700 block of East Ohio Street.

I am writing to you once again, as a Polk County resident, taxpayer, PCBP/SPCA volunteer/foster, PCAC/PCBP/SPCA adopter. My last correspondence dated June 17, 2025, went unanswered by any of our elected officials. Additionally, separate correspondence to Ms. Troutman has also been ignored. The only response I have...

For a week in July, instructor Sadie Paxton spent a lot of time on a pottery wheel going over the basics.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Three people are injured after a crash in Plant City involving a tractor-trailer that spilled sand on the road. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 26-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman from Plant City were traveling in a Jeep Cherokee just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, going eastbound on Bruton Road....

Andrew Reynolds returned home to Lakeland, Florida, this past weekend to help break in what his hometown has been waiting for for decades—a proper skatepark. The grand opening of the brand-new Lakeland Skatepark brought out the community in a big way, and having Reynolds there made it a full-circle moment. The Boss...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd expressed his frustration with the federal government’s unconventional recruitment methods for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While acknowledging the need for more ICE agents, Sheriff Judd took issue with what he described as “low rent and...

Students in Polk County will soon learn life skills at the “Junior Achievement Barnett Family Discovery Center” in Lakeland.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Across the Tampa Bay area, liens and lawsuits to enforce those liens are stacking up against homeowners by their roofer, Florida Roof Specialists. The Florida Attorney General’s Office tells 8 On Your Side’s Better Call Behnken they have an active consumer investigation into 128 complaints, 61 of...