Lakeland FL

TAMPA, Fla. – A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history is back in custody after a dramatic pursuit with Hillsborough County deputies ended with the discovery of multiple firearms, including a stolen rifle. Christopher Newman, 44, was arrested on Sunday after a brief chase through Tampa. Deputies received...

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will host a Tempo Daylife Pool Party featuring DJ Diesel aka Shaquille O’Neal on October 26 at 11 a.m. (rain or shine). Tickets starting at $30 will be on sale beginning Friday, August 29 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Cabana and daybed packages, complete with bottle service, can...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered man, Robert Morgan Brown, 76. Brown was last seen on Saturday, August 23, around 5 p.m. in the area of Buckeye Loop Road and Dundee Road in Winter Haven.

A witness to a murder revealed disturbing and odd things he said he observed as the crime was taking place in a Riverview home on Aug. 17.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County firefighters found themselves needing some extra protection over the weekend, not for a blazing fire, but the razor-sharp talons of an owl stuck in a tree. On Sunday, PCFR and the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay responded to an owl stuck at the top of a towering palm […]

MULBERRY, Fla. – A verbal dispute at a local convenience store escalated to a violent felony battery after a man threw a full 2-liter bottle of soda at an employee, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, August 3, at approximately 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to...

Sheriff Grady Judd rocked a massive $50K gold chain that was seized from a drug trafficking bust while briefing the press. I mean, talk about swag! This Florida sheriff is known for his no-nonsense approach to crime, but he definitely knows how to have a little fun too. Sporting that bling at a press conference, […] ...

Rally and March hosted by Indivisible Polk, Defund Oligarchy Blessed by Liberty, Polk Progressives, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland, and It Takes A Village Polk Community Coalition. Labor and Community Plan Next Mobilization Against the Billionaire Agenda This Labor Day and Demand “Workers Over...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria , are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health . While the number of deaths remains steady at five in 2025. the FDOH is reporting that cases have risen to 20 with new cases in Collier,...

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know. Storms will be slightly less numerous Monday. But, rain will come down heavy at times, so street flooding is possible, especially in urban areas. Highs will only be in the mid 80s to upper 80s. Storm chances will diminish again...