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Featured Video: Tampa Bay Headlines POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The first case of rabies in Polk County for 2026 was confirmed in Lake Wales on Wednesday. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a resident in the 1700 block of Masterpiece Road found his dog standing over a bat in the yard on Saturday. […]

Hillsborough County deputies arrested a super speeder in Plant City on March 22 after they found baggies of cocaine under floorboards in his car, according to authorities.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A teen was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Lake Wales on Tuesday night, officials say. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. on US 27 near Pedalers Pond Boulevard. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, evidence and eye witness statements indicate that an 18-year-old was going northbound on...

A new urgent care center will open in eastern Hillsborough County at the end of the month — the first urgent care center to be operated in Plant City under Clearwater-based BayCare Health Systems. BayCare Urgent Care (Plant City) will open March 30, providing access to non-emergency and occupational...

PLANT CITY, Fla. - A murder suspect who is accused of shooting and killing a man at a Plant City gas station has been captured several states away. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The backstory:. Investigators stated that an...

Motorists were concerned after seeing two projectiles mounted on the back of a pickup, but they were props.

A Lake Alfred semi-truck driver was killed yesterday afternoon when his rig left Deen Still Road and overturned, pinning him beneath the trailer as crews rushed to the rural scene, according to deputies. The crash shut down the two-lane roadway while first responders, tow crews, and investigators worked to locate...

HAINES CITY, Fla. — Starting next Friday, restaurants across the Tampa Bay area will only be allowed to serve water if customers ask for it. The new rule is part of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage Order. The advisory also includes a stricter...

Vidal Jimenez (PCSO) A 23-year-old man remains in custody today after a chaotic series of...

Deputies said they are searching for a second suspect after an 18-year-old said he was assaulted in Mulberry.