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DAVENPORT, Fla. – A manhunt is underway in Central Florida for a 25-year-old man accused of turning a holiday getaway into a nightmare for multiple tourists. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says Shamar Lee Buggs committed a spree of break-ins at occupied vacation homes, only to be identified after pawning a...

TAMPA - Christmas 2025 is officially in the books, and now it’s time for the cleanup. Solid waste officials say don’t recycle artificial trees. Most municipalities ask for them to be disassembled and put into the garbage bin. In Polk County, you can set it out on your furniture and appliance collection day as well.

Meteorologist Valerie Mills says it will remain warm through the weekend before cooling down next week.

LAKELAND, Fla. – A state health inspection at a popular Lakeland steakhouse last week resulted in a warning after officials discovered roaches near food preparation areas. Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation visited the Texas Roadhouse in Lakeland on December 16, 2025....

On Christmas Day, a Washington State Patrol lieutenant encountered a carjacking during an attempt to stop the car in Seattle. The terrible incident was photographed by one of the eyewitnesses, and it went viral later. The event occurred during shop time in broad daylight and this prompted an immediate reaction from...

Soprano Renée Fleming is coming to the Tampa Bay area to perform “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene.”. She said the project was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she had just moved to Virginia. That’s when she realized that being outside was the best thing for her well-being.

STUART — A Pomeranian puppy valued at nearly $2,900 was stolen from a Stuart pet store earlier this month but was later recovered following an investigation that led police to Polk County, authorities said. Stuart Police responded Dec. 6 to a report of the theft after a suspect concealed...

A fatal accident occurred Tuesday evening in Lakeland, Florida, when a man driving a golf cart was struck by a car. According to FOX13 News, the incident happened at the intersection of US-92 and Schalamar Creek Drive as the driver of a black Club Car electric golf cart attempted to cross the highway and was hit by a...

A family is destroyed and in mourning after a murder-suicide Monday night in Polk County.

If you've driven through the greater Tampa Bay region or Palm Beach County, you might have seen a shirtless man running with an American flag. Teagan "Pure Joy" McCoy is channeling his inner Forrest Gump. Unlike the iconic character portrayed by Tom Hanks, who "ran for no particular reason," McCoy...