Blue Toyota Flips Onto Its Side After Collision at Lake Parker Avenue in Lakeland,...
LAKELAND, FLORIDA — A traffic accident in Lakeland caused major delays Friday afternoon after a blue Toyota flipped onto its side at the intersection of Lake Parker Avenue. According to initial reports from local outlet 863famous, the crash occurred earlier in the day and involved at least two vehicles — the...
College Ave-News delivers neighborhood news by kids
Elliott Hall, 12, and her brother, Henry, 9, began publishing the College Ave-News late this summer after Elliott approached her parents with the idea and received enthusiastic support. “There is not a neighborhood newspaper, so I just thought, why not make a neighborhood newspaper?” Elliott says. She had only...
Shaking off the chill Saturday afternoon
After a cold start to the weekend, temperatures rebound to seasonal highs in the 70s Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay. Conditions remain dry and pleasant Saturday with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs right around average for this time of year at 77° in downtown Tampa. Expect even warmer temps and...
How determined Florida pastor got supplies to Jamaica after hurricane
The relief flight to Jamaica didn’t unfold the way Dr. Jomo Cousins had planned. It was a challenge from the start. The original charter had a technical issue. An 8 a.m. departure didn’t happen until nearly 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12. It was a flight of setbacks,...
Florida Man Arrested After Speeding 117 MPH on I-4, Claims He Was Rushing Because...
LAKELAND, FLORIDA — Deputies in Polk County arrested a 25-year-old man after he was caught speeding 117 miles per hour on Interstate 4, far exceeding the 70-mph limit. When questioned, the driver told deputies he was in a hurry because his friend urgently needed to use the bathroom — an excuse that didn’t convince...
Florida inmate dies after medical emergency at jail
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — An inmate at Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County died less than an hour after suffering a medical emergency inside the facility. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on November 26, at 11:17 a.m., deputies responded to an apparent medical event involving...
No License, No Insurance, Nowhere To Go: Fleeing Lake Wales Man Lands In Wahneta...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A late-night patrol took a turn for the chaotic early Saturday when a driver attempted to outrun a deputy, only to end the chase himself by driving straight into a deep ditch. Around 1:38 a.m. on November 23, a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling...
2025 Lakeland Christmas Parade: Know Before You Go
One of Lakeland’s favorite holiday traditions, the annual Christmas parade and fireworks, returns on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, beginning with fireworks over Lake Mirror. Where: The parade starts on Lemon Street west of Florida Avenue, winds through downtown via Munn Park...
“You’re thinking, ‘Is this it?'”- Father and son recount ordeal they faced after boat...
CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Thanksgiving Day, a Polk County father and son said they were thankful to be alive after a 20-hour ordeal that left them stranded in the gulf. It happened after their boat capsized Monday. "You're thinking, 'Is this it?'" said Cris Harding, Sr. "And to have...
Not What It Seemed: Winter Haven ‘Robbery’ Call Leads Polk County Deputies To Hotel...
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s deputies rushed to a store on Cypress Gardens Road Tuesday night, responding to what came in as a robbery in progress. The call, received around 7:43 p.m. on November 25, drew a rapid response from law enforcement. However, once deputies arrived on the scene, they quickly...
