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Polk County Sheriff's Office POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A domestic violence call escalated rapidly in...

Dominique Lasahy DeVeaux (PCSO) LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland private school administrator faces multiple felony...

Stacy Barker POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Bartow woman is back in custody after a...

Joey’s New York Pizza and Italian Restaurant, a small chain with locations around Tampa Bay, has agreed to pay $55,000 and rewrite its harassment rules after a federal lawsuit claimed an owner targeted young female servers, including at least one teenager. The settlement pairs relatively modest cash relief with trainin

A Florida man is facing multiple charges for making more than a dozen fraudulent diesel fuel purchases in the Tampa Bay area, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said. An investigation was launched on June 24, 2026, into unauthorized diesel fuel purchases at gas stations in Hillsborough County made using fleet f

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A stalled front to the north of the Tampa Bay area will spark showers and storms in the Panhandle that will drift south through the area by late morning in to the afternoon. Storms will be scattered today and Tuesday with more clouds than sunshine at times. Temps will be hot […]

An outbreak of a gut-wrecking parasite is plaguing the U.S. as health officials investigate the rise in cases. Why it matters : At least 50 cases have been reported in Florida between May 1 and July 4, including six in the Tampa Bay area, according to data from the state Department of Health. In Tampa Bay, Hillsborough

SAN ANTONIO, Fla. (WFLA) — A Spring Hill man fell asleep behind the wheel on Interstate 75 last week, causing a four-car crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Just before 6 p.m. on July 8, Jesse Palmer, 27, was driving a Pest Bear of Dade City Inc. truck in the inside lane of northbound I-75 near San Antonio.

A former Central Florida deputy was arrested. The post Former Central Florida Deputy Arrested appeared first on West Orlando News .

Somewhere in Lakeland, Florida, a bakery is making cinnamon rolls so good that people are genuinely reconsidering their life choices after the first bite. Born & Bread Bakehouse is that bakery, and if you haven’t heard of it yet, consider this your official wake-up call. Now, Florida gets a...