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BARTOW, Fla. — A Polk County jury on Thursday convicted Shaun Paul Runyon, a 44-year-old Nazareth electrician, of killing three coworkers, including his supervisor, Kevin Lanusse of Monroe County, at a Florida rental house in October 2021. The post Crossbow, then a bat: Florida jury convicts Nazareth electrician of ki

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies in Polk County arrested 57 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs last month, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The figures reflect only arrests made by sheriff’s deputies and do not include traffic stops handled by municipal police...

Three days of world-class waterskiing to happen at a brand-new venue at Champions Lake in Auburndale. The post MasterCraft's Pro Ski Tournament Returns to Florida September 18–20 appeared first on Boating Mag .

A woman accused of being drunk and driving the wrong way in Polk County with a child in the car was arrested after a trooper performed a P.I.T. maneuver.

There are some houses that just feel like houses, and then there are houses that seem to have a personality all their own. The Strawberry House Bed & Breakfast at 805 N. Wheeler Street is one of the latter. Built in 1910 by Albert and Ula Miles, the Dutch Colonial...

A Plant City dump truck driver carrying 70,000 pounds of dirt crashed on a Florida road on Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Megan Elizabeth Thacker (PCSO) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Frostproof woman is facing multiple felony...

A Polk County jury found 44-year-old Shaun Paul Runyon guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder, nearly five years after he beat and stabbed three coworkers to death inside a short-term rental house in Davenport. The trial opened on August 31, and sentencing now rema

Jalen Gaskins takes pride in his car. So after making the final payment on his six-year auto loan, he decided to sell the vehicle privatel

There’s a version of Florida that doesn’t involve bumper-to-bumper traffic, overpriced condos, or the constant feeling that everyone around you is in a tremendous hurry to get somewhere slightly worse. That version of Florida is called Bartow, and it’s been sitting quietly in Polk County this whole time,...