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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida couple is out thousands of dollars after applying for a loan online, only to discover it was a scam. Vanessa Cox said she still struggles with the loss. “I don’t want other people to go through what I went through, it’s hard,”...

Families across the Tampa Bay area remain homeless more than a year after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Insurance payouts have often fallen far below repair costs, leaving homeowners with mounting debt and unlivable homes. One family — the Morrison's of Seminole Heights — has now reached a resolution following FOX...

LAKE WALES – AdventHealth Lake Wales donated hundreds of essential medical supplies to Webber International University following a fire that damaged the university’s training room and destroyed critical equipment and supplies. In addition to destroying the training room, the fire on Aug. 15 left the university’s...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. We will start out cool on Tuesday, but we will warm up to the low to mid 80s in inland spots with upper 70s near the coast.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — A Plant City feeding initiative has found a new home. The Friends in the Park coalition recently learned that the space they had been using for outreach would be demolished. Thirty minutes before the clock strikes five, it’s all hands on deck to prepare meals...

LAKELAND, Fla. – What began as a check of a license plate at a traffic light quickly escalated into an unusual investigation and two arrests for a Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputy on Saturday, November 1st, at the intersection of US 92 and Combee Road. A PCSO...

POLK CITY, FL — A Florida woman is facing multiple charges after deputies say she attacked her husband and law enforcement officers during a fully nude, alcohol-fueled meltdown in her front yard. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Laylani Sullivan was arrested after allegedly choking, biting,...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – An Auburndale woman with a history of minor theft convictions is now facing serious felony charges after allegedly robbing a disabled man at knifepoint on Saturday. Crystle Renee Rodgers, 37, of Auburndale, was arrested shortly after the incident and booked into the Sheriff’s Processing Center....

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A semi-truck crash has left some destruction in a Lakeland neighborhood, knocking out the power. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the semi-truck possibly had a medical episode, which led to the crash. The vehicle then took out a power pole and an above-ground pool...

A circuit judge in Bartow has ruled that a man who faced murder and attempted murder charges is immune from prosecution under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Since a May 2022 indictment, Joshua Badillo, 34, of Haines City had faced charges of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and...