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Golf has a storied tradition at Florida Southern College, producing some of the most talented golfers who have made significant impacts on the sport. Known as the Florida Southern Moccasins, these golfers have not only excelled in collegiate tournaments but have also carved out impressive professional careers. In...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Kissimmee couple has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of residential burglaries that plagued the Poinciana area between mid-April and early May. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) took Trenton Michael Watkins, 41, and Rachel Marie Perez, 39, into custody on...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 30-year-old Winter Haven man with an active warrant for burglary, felony petit theft, and resisting without violence was taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on May 7th. Deputies say Donnie Preston Smith III was wanted in connection with a burglary...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WSVN) — A Tampa-area family had a different kind of wake-up call when a scaly neighbor tried to barge into their home. They experienced one of several recent alligator encounters across Florida that came too close for comfort. Courtney Beck said she and her parents woke...

The Florida Lottery recently announced that Joel Miranda Roman, of Ruskin, claimed a $2 million top prize from the $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD scratch-off game. The Hillsborough County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,280,000. The Central Florida winner purchased his winning ticket...

Leading the charge for stronger regional collaboration, Osceola County Commissioner Peggy Choudhry joined fellow Central Florida leaders on Friday, May 9, at the Polk County Sheriff’s Northeast Substation for the Four Corners Area Commissioners’ Task Force Lunch Meeting. The discussion was chaired by Polk County and...

Another Central Florida student was recently arrested for bringing a weapon onto school grounds. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the 13-year-old student at Webb Middle School in Town ‘n’ Country near Tampa for bringing the weapon onto school grounds. According to law enforcement, on April 22nd,...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A 44-year-old Lakeland man, sought by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for several weeks, was taken into custody on Friday. Westlee Austin Davis was arrested at a residence on Coronet Road without incident after deputies received a tip regarding his whereabouts. Davis had an outstanding...

A 19-year-old man was recently arrested for murder in a fatal Central Florida shooting. On April 20th at 3:45am, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex located at 12401 Orange Grove Drive in Tampa. A male victim was located with multiple gunshot...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Members of one Tampa Bay family are counting their blessings this Mother’s Day after injuries from a car crash exposed their mom having stage 3 cancer. Laughter, hugs and pictures in matching outfits — it all starts to make sense once you learn Mary...