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A 42-year-old Florida woman is accused of punching her 3-month-old son so hard that her diamond ring crushed his skull and killed him. The post Mom crushed infant's skull with diamond ring after she punched him in the head, talked to boy's father a few days later like everything was normal: Cops first appeared on Law

LEGOLAND Florida is bringing Santa to the night sky over Winter Haven this winter. The park announced new additions to its 2026 Christmas Bricktacular celebration, including an all-new nighttime LEGO Santa drone show, the resort's first-ever rap battle show, and a build-a-carrot challenge called Reindeer Refuel. The dr

POINCIANA, Fla. - A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance responding to a call was involved in a three-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Poinciana, according to PCFR officials. PCFR said the crash happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bayberry Street and Marigold Avenue. Four people were taken to...

LAKELAND, Fla. — The city of Lakeland is cracking down on watering violations. City commissioners recently approved higher fines for people who violate Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) watering restrictions. The agency extended its Phase 3 water shortage as the area continues to deal with drought co

An elderly Florida man is behind bars after detectives say he made a habit out of shoplifting from the same two Walmart stores, over and over, for nearly two months straight. By the time deputies ... Read more

Zion Glen’Jarious Woodard LAKELAND, Fla. – A 26-year-old Lakeland man is back in custody after...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A 17-year-old from Lakeland is facing a felony charge after fleeing from state troopers early Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The teen and an unidentified male passenger were on the road just before 3 a.m. on Sept. 11 and fled an attempted traffic stop by a Lakeland police offic

Whitney Stone POLK CITY, Fla. — A 38-year-old Orlando woman faces felony charges after authorities...

Davenport’s rapid transformation from a smaller Central Florida community into a major residential and commercial growth market is attracting two of the country’s largest retail concepts. Walmart and Sam’s Club are planning their first locations within Davenport, with a nearly 198,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter an

Local Future Farmers of America (FFA) students delivered speeches on numerous biological adversaries facing Florida agriculture and proposed several tactics to reduce or prevent invasive-species pressures last week. The speeches were part of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation District 6 Youth Speech Contest on Thursday