As forecasters watch two storm systems, what’s in store for Polk
As hurricane forecasters watch an invest in the northern Gulf of America and track the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly through the Caribbean, it's setting up to be a rainy week in Polk County and much of Florida through the Labor Day weekend. The National Weather Service in Ruskin says the county can expect a lot of r
‘Most Horrific’: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Details Brutal Attack On 77-Year-Old Woman
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Axel Antonio Espinal Herrera POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County...
Triple Murderer Stanley Mossburg Denied New Trial, Headed Back To Florida To Serve Life...
A South Carolina man who has now been found guilty of three murders, two in Florida following the first one in Tennessee, has been denied a motion for a new trial in the 2019 Greeneville death of Christopher Scott Short. Stanley Mossburg has remained in the Greene County Detention Center...
Florida firefighters deploy to Texas to battle Ross Fire
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Firefighters from Sarasota County, North Port and Polk County have traveled to Texas to help battle the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County. The crews are part of a Florida task force deployed through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which allows states to provide aid during emerge
Daily afternoon storms this week in Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A classic summer pattern has set up across the state of Florida, increasing our chances for daily, afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Each morning will start quiet and dry with temps in the mid-70s. Temps warm into the low 90s each afternoon with a few clouds developing by lunchtime. Rain chances
Flying Cars Are Officially Coming to Florida by the End of 2026: Goodbye, I-4...
Central Florida commuters dreaming of a way to skip the daily nightmare of interstate highway traffic might soon have a futuristic solution: simply taking to the skies. During a recent press conference at the state-owned SunTrax testing facility in Auburndale,…
Florida teen arrested after threat targeting McCracken County High School
McCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky., (KBSI) — A 15-year-old Florida boy has been arrested after authorities say he made a threat against McCracken County High School on TikTok. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were alerted to the threat around 3:51 a.m. Aug. 29. Deputies and detectives began investigating with ass
Traffic Stop In Winter Haven Leads To Meth Arrest, Warrants For Lakeland Man
Charles Cory Franklin Stewart POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 34-year-old Lakeland man faces multiple narcotics...
Polk County K9 Unit Tracks Down Lakeland Man Accused Of Attacking Pregnant Woman
Marquel D'es Watson LAKELAND, Fla. – Polk County deputies arrested a Lakeland man Sunday night...
Dengue Cases Prompt Florida Health Alerts as Locally Acquired Infections Spread in Hillsborough and...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Health officials in Florida have issued mosquito-borne illness alerts after locally acquired dengue cases were reported in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. The virus, often called breakbone fever, is known for causing severe aches and pain in the muscles, joints and bones, along with pain b
