Publix Takes Advantage of Florida’s Weak Consumer Laws To Charge Floridans More for BOGOs
The Lakeland grocery giant lets shoppers in Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia grab just one BOGO item at half price. Here in Florida, its own backyard, you buy two or you pay full price, and Florida's weak consumer protection laws let it.
Florida woman flew to California to meet him. Hours later, both were dead.
A 22-year-old Florida woman has been identified by relatives as the second person killed in a fiery McLaren crash in Southern California that also claimed the life of a well-known car-show organizer. Authorities continue to investigate what caused the high-speed wreck in Irvine early Sunday morning, USA TODAY reported.
“I Don’t Have One”: Davenport Man Arrested In Lakeland For License Suspended Since 2011
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Davenport man was arrested Sunday afternoon along Interstate 4 after deputies discovered he had been driving on a license suspended for more than a decade, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Czechowicz, 58, was pulled over around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday,...
Homeless Coalition of Polk County faces major housing funding cut
LAKELAND, Fla. — Funding for one of the Homeless Coalition of Polk County’s key housing programs is set to end this month. The Self-Sufficiency pilot program has helped families with school-aged children overcome homelessness since 2024. Mother of five Brittany Preo said she went through the program after...
Two Bad IDs, Zero Valid: Polk County Deputy Arrests Davenport Woman On US 27
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 52-year-old Davenport woman was arrested early Monday morning after a traffic stop revealed she was carrying two suspended Florida driver’s licenses. A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over Natusha Katrice Molton around 6:14 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2026, while she was driving a green Kia Soren
For Winter Haven builder of SouthState HQ, it’s family before business
(This article was revised to correct the byline.) Downtown Winter Haven is witnessing the construction of its first major office building in decades – and the tallest one built in over a century. SouthState Bank, which had its origins in Polk County as CenterState Bank, is now the largest bank domiciled in Florida ― an
Bicyclist Dies Days After Harden Boulevard Collision In Lakeland
Lakeland Police Department LAKELAND, Fla. — A bicyclist has died from his injuries following a...
Florida Man Puts on Deodorant Behind the Wheel, GMC Sierra Ends Up on Concrete...
A morning grooming decision turned into a highway crash in Polk County, Florida, just after sunrise Monday. The driver was applying deodorant while negotiating a curve on State Road 570. The 22-year-old Auburndale man was ... Read more
Florida Driver Hit 130 MPH, Blew Two Tires, Went Wrong-Way, Then Bailed From Rolling...
Two cars were weaving through traffic on Interstate 4 in Plant City, Florida, early Sunday morning when they pulled alongside each other and accelerated. Trooper J. Pacheco Martinez wrote in the arrest report that he ... Read more
Polk County deputy injured in Lakeland car crash
A deputy was injured following a crash in Lakeland on Monday.
