Lakeland FL

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has found Armoni Tyree Moody, 24, of Davenport, guilty on all counts related to a violent carjacking, United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced Friday. Moody was convicted of carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, and possessing ammunition as a...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called out a 20-year-old Auburndale woman who is now facing charges for battery and grand theft of a motor vehicle, following an altercation with a friend who was trying to help her. The suspect, identified as Makyla Hall, 20, of...

Two Lake County teens died in a crash after attempting to pass in a no passing zone. A 16-year-old Groveland girl was at the wheel of a 2008 Toyota Scion at 6:05 p.m. Saturday southbound on State Road 33 approaching Groveland Farms Road when she attempted to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone, according to an...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A Davenport man with a previous felony record was arrested in the Florida Keys late Saturday after a traffic stop escalated into charges involving weapons possession and threats to kill a law enforcement officer and his family. Lucien Alexandre Crooks, 30, faces multiple charges, including...

Despite the record cold in the Tampa Bay area, veterans gathered to tender warm salutes in honor of America at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor. The ceremony began only hours after areas in Tampa Bay hit 39 degrees on Nov. 11, breaking the 1892 daily record low (40), as confirmed by the National Weather...

The names of the four people killed Saturday, Nov. 8, when a fleeing driver drove onto a sidewalk in Ybor City and crashed into a nightclub’s outdoor seating area have been released in a court document. The arrest affidavit for the driver, made public Monday, identifies the victims as...

There are many people with surplus items such as clothes, blankets, and other random items that they no longer use and wish to donate. However, finding the right place to donate these items can be a challenge. Some people might think of Goodwill, but they may also be aware that this organization profits from these...

Flying cars are a step closer to reality in Florida, and Polk County is where research is being conducted to bring highways to the skies. FOX 13's Carla Bayron reports.

AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Flying cars are a step closer to reality in Florida, and Polk County is where research is being conducted to bring highways to the skies. SunTrax, a facility in Auburndale for testing transportation technology, is where vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are being researched and developed....

Squeeze shuttle operator Marcellus Patterson was honored with a Citrus Connection GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Award for his amazing relationships with his passengers. While we already knew that Marcellus was an incredible operator, an email from one of his passengers was sent to us outlining the joy he and his friend...