Lakeland FL

ORLANDO, Fla. - SunRail may soon expand its commuter rail service from Osceola County into Polk County, officials said Monday. SunRail could soon stretch beyond its current route, with a proposed extension from Osceola County into Polk County. On Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) met with local...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A patrol early Tuesday morning by a Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputy led to the arrest of a Wahneta man with a history of burglary and theft. At approximately 2 a.m., a PCSO deputy was on proactive patrol near a closed business located at 3008 Rifle Range Road when he observed a man,...

Starting Sept. 25, anyone who is legally allowed to own a firearm will be able to openly carry it in public in Florida.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A 6-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a crash that killed three people on I-4 Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 60-year-old Tampa man was driving a Toyota SUV eastbound on I-4 in Lakeland when he lost control of the vehicle.

KISSIMMEE, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Yanet Breve, 44, of Haines City, claimed a $5,000,000 top prize from the $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. The Polk County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,053,000.00....

SeaD Consulting re-tested shrimp at 22 Tampa Bay area restaurants this month after a previous investigation in January revealed only two out of 44 restaurants were serving authentic Gulf shrimp. The latest round of DNA testing shows little progress: 80% of the restaurants tested are still serving imported,...

LAKELAND, Fla. – An investigation into two stolen vehicles took a sharp turn last week, thanks to the work of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Forensics Investigations Unit. The case, which highlights the critical role of forensic science in modern law enforcement, resulted in the arrest of a 14-year-old...

Video shows Hillsborough County deputies responding to Dover Park after a man called to report that he had been shot at on Sydney Dover Road.

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA)—A man riding a scooter in Lakeland was shot by an unknown person on Monday night, the Lakeland Police Department announced. Officers responded to reports of a person shot shortly after 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sikes Boulevard. Arriving, officers found a 27-year-old man who was able to speak...

A Florida woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars for the choices she made that resulted in the death of a deputy, even though she did not fire the shot that took his life. Earlier this month, Cheryl Lynn Williams, 49, was found guilty by a Polk...