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Florida is home to plenty of craft stores. Very few feel like an adventure. Most shoppers walk in expecting to grab a few supplies and leave. Then they turn a corner, discover another aisle, spot a fabric they absolutely have to have, and suddenly an hour has disappeared. That is...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A woman was arrested after she allegedly stashed 28 bags of fentanyl inside her body, according to the authorities. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Gina Redding, 48, passed a roadblock that was set up while utility crews were working on power lines. Redding...

CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. – A former Florida Highway Patrol captain has pleaded “not guilty” in a major off-duty pay scheme, according to court records obtained by News 6. Those records reveal that the former trooper — identified as Lenita King, 63, of Haines City — now also has an attorney to represent her. That attorney en

Richard Slaughter and Stanley Walker POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal hit-and-run case that began...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA)— A Bartow man is suing Waffle House after he fell in the parking lot while looking at a window advertisement. The lawsuit claims that the Waffle House the 84-year-old Edward Bowlds went to with his wife had an abnormally high curb that was poorly maintained, devoid of any paint or markings indicatin

Tampa Bay Weather Forecast THE BREAKDOWN: The Tampa Bay area faces a prolonged stretch of...

Wednesday begins a steady increase in rain chances for the Tampa Bay area leading into the upcoming weekend. A few showers will pass through northern and coastal areas Wednesday morning before tracking inland as scattered storms through the second half of the day. Overall, a 40% rain chance Wednesday will primarily aff

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A first-of-its-kind national law enforcement training focused on trauma-informed response is taking place in the Tampa Bay area this week, aiming to better equip first responders to handle crisis situations and serve vulnerable populations. As agencies across the country continue to rethink strat

June 23rd is National Hydration Day, and the Tampa Bay area is already feeling heat index values as high as 105. Older adults may face unique dehydration risks. Mari Beth Braden is the director of the adult daycare program at Neighborly. She works with seniors with significant cognitive impairment, and...

TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a wanted suspect last Thursday who spent years evading law enforcement while endangering the public and deputies. Hillsborough County arrest. What we know:. Everaldo Alvarez Borqueno, 35, was located and arrested last Thursday by members of the Auto Theft