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(This article was revised to correct the byline.) Downtown Winter Haven is witnessing the construction of its first major office building in decades – and the tallest one built in over a century. SouthState Bank, which had its origins in Polk County as CenterState Bank, is now the largest bank domiciled in Florida ― an

Lakeland Police Department LAKELAND, Fla. — A bicyclist has died from his injuries following a...

A morning grooming decision turned into a highway crash in Polk County, Florida, just after sunrise Monday. The driver was applying deodorant while negotiating a curve on State Road 570. The 22-year-old Auburndale man was ... Read more

Two cars were weaving through traffic on Interstate 4 in Plant City, Florida, early Sunday morning when they pulled alongside each other and accelerated. Trooper J. Pacheco Martinez wrote in the arrest report that he ... Read more

A deputy was injured following a crash in Lakeland on Monday.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says that it learned of a data breach by an “international cybercriminal ring” on September 4th. The agency says hackers accessed a login acquired through a Plant City Police Department user’s personal device. Full story here.

A capital murder trial is underway in Polk County, where TJ Wiggins faces the death penalty in connection with the 2020 ambush of three friends on a night fishing trip in Frostproof. FOX 13's Heather Healy reports.

A Polk County jury is hearing evidence this week in the capital murder trial of Tony “TJ” Wiggins, the man accused of gunning down three friends during a night fishing trip near Frostproof more than six years ago. Wiggins, now facing three counts of first-degree murder, is also charged with tampering with physical evid

BARTOW, Fla. (Court TV) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of gunning down three friends who were going fishing. Tony Lee “TJ” Wiggins Jr., 32, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence and possessing a weapon as a felon. Prosecutors said Wiggins was t

A prolific retail theft suspect was charged again for stealing body wash in Central Florida. The post Prolific Retail Theft Suspect Charged Again for Stealing Body Wash in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .