Lakeland FL

It is absolutely heartbreaking to see what is happening inside Polk County Animal Control every single day. Severe overcrowding, lack of resources, and preventable deaths continue, while animals suffer needlessly. This crisis is made even worse by the absence of meaningful volunteer programs, foster programs, public...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Bartow man is back behind bars after deputies say he kicked in the front door of a Winter Haven home and brutally attacked the resident inside late Friday night. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies rushed to a home on Indian Bluff around 9:35 p.m....

Video: Catch up on the latest top headlines from across Tampa Bay LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a multi-car crash claimed the lives of two women in Lakeland Saturday evening. It happened on Kathleen Road at around 5:45 p.m. in front of the Nick & Moe’s gas station. The sheriff’s […]

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office | A man was arrested, and two suspects are still on the run after they were spotted carrying guns inside Alafia State Park Thursday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

FLORIDA — Two people were killed Saturday evening in a multi-vehicle crash on Kathleen Road in Lakeland, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. near Nick and Moe’s gas station. Investigators said 23-year-old Rylee Hill of Fort Meade was driving a Nissan along a curve from...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle fire that happened early Black Friday. An HCSO spokesperson said deputies found “a deceased individual” inside a burning vehicle in the area of Raulerson Ranch Road and I-75. Video from the Florida Department...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s deputies closed the book on two outstanding warrants, taking a sex offender and a repeat probation violator into custody in separate incidents across the county. The most recent arrest occurred on Friday night, November 28, in Frostproof. Around 9 p.m., deputies...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old Winter Haven man lost his life early Sunday morning in a violent collision on State Road 60 involving a speeding sedan and a semi-truck hauling hazardous materials. The crash occurred at approximately 1:10 a.m. east of Clarence Gordon Jr. Road. According to troopers,...

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Artificial intelligence and robots have potential to boost agricultural production — and their possibilities are only beginning, a University of Florida (UF) researcher told the Florida Senate last week. UF broke ground this month on the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture at the Gulf Coast...