Charter school operators prepare to potentially move on public school campuses under new state...
Charter school operator Mater Academy has notified districts throughout Florida of its intent to occupy space in more than 100 public schools under a new state rule, including dozens in Tampa Bay. The move is part of the "Schools of Hope" program, which allows charter schools to take over classrooms...
Suspect Arrested After Fort Meade Car Burglaries And Running From Polk County Deputies
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Fort Meade man faces multiple charges, including Burglary of a Dwelling and Resisting, following an early Sunday morning incident involving two reported car burglaries. The suspect, 27-year-old Rashad William Austile, Jr., was apprehended after a brief attempt to evade detectives. Polk County...
Motorcyclist dies after crash in Auburndale, police investigating
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The Auburndale Police Department is investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Sunday evening at the intersection of Havendale Blvd. and 42nd St. Investigators say that the driver of an SUV crossed into the same lane as a motorcyclist while turning south onto 42nd St. That's...
Mistaken identity lands Jacksonville father in jail, missing birth of his child
He missed his baby’s birth, spent 12 days in jail, and it was all because of a name mix-up.
Couple kidnapped in their own garage, Hillsborough deputies say
ODESSA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two men are behind bars following what deputies are calling a terrifying home invasion in Hillsborough County. On Aug. 19, the suspects forced the victims into their Odessa garage at gunpoint before fleeing when an alarm was triggered, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives...
How Health Buddies are transforming life for lonely Lakelanders
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay connects volunteers and clients with chronic health conditions for Health Buddies, a 12-week telephone call program. Learn how it works and how you can sign up to help another Lakelander.
Participation Period of Police Retirement Plan Extended to Eight Years
Officers working for the Lake Wales Police Department will be able to delay their retirement benefits for eight years now that their plan’s participation period has been extended. At their meeting on Tues. Oct. 7, Lake Wales city commissioners voted unanimously to approve an ordinance amending the provisions of...
Curative Modification Applied to Lake Wales Common Annexation
A scrivener’s error was recently corrected on an ordinance annexing 558 acres for a proposed mixed-use development. At their meeting on Tues. Oct. 8, Lake Wales city commissioners voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to apply a curative modification to another ordinance concerning the annexation of land for a...
Sunny, pleasant conditions to start the work week
Low humidity and clear skies continue in the forecast for your Monday in Tampa Bay. Portions of the area like Hernando and Citrus counties are kicking off the week with the coolest low temperatures they have seen since early May. The last time Brooksville had lows in the 50s was 164 days ago with a […]
Updating Breaking News: Driver dies after two-vehicle collision in Polk County
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle collision yesterday in Polk County that resulted in the death of a driver. According to the FHP report, at approximately 4 p.m., a Kia sedan driven by a 20-year-old Davenport man was traveling southbound on US-27. At the same time,...
