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FORT MEADE, Fla. (TCN) -- A 26-year-old woman stands accused of trying to kill a victim over a dispute about bed sheets and blankets. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, on July 27, deputies responded to a home to a report of a possible battery. The victim reportedly told authorities that Anaya Williams...

A Winter Haven school for children with special needs has a brand new campus to serve the growing need in the community.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - With students heading back to school in less than two weeks, raising awareness about safety is top of mind, especially in Polk County, which ranked as one of the deadliest counties for pedestrians in the state. Operation Best Foot Forward, run by the non-profit, Bike/Walk Central...

Monarchs have the longest migration of any insect species. “Ever since I was a kid, I have just loved butterflies,” Eileen Griffith said. “It’s amazing to me. I love nature. I was raised on a farm out here, just two miles down the road. Nature, to me, is such an amazing thing. You can watch it, and that is the cycle...

The ties that bind of great friendships wait for nothing. Not for an out-of-state wedding. Not for cancer. For best friends, presence is surely a present. And in the case of David Gibson, his wife Paulette and his best friend Walter “Wally” Basham, it was a wedding present—which HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital’s staff...

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida's Department of Government Efficiency is set to conduct on-site audits of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, starting next week. In letters addressed to the chairpersons of Pinellas and Hillsborough's county commissions, state officials said their budgets showed excessive spending of tax...

There is an outpour of support happening right now at the pet resource center in Hillsborough County.

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay is cautioning residents of west central Florida to brace for potentially dangerous heat conditions. A Heat Advisory remains in effect from noon to 7 PM EDT today, with heat index values predicted to reach up to 109 degrees. The advisory underscores the severe discomfort and...

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — A man didn't get very far after he led deputies on a short foot chase after he was caught trying to break into cars at a Wawa gas station. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) says on Tuesday, its deputies responded to a man who was accused of pulling on car door handles at Wawa at...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Police in Winter Haven are watching one busy intersection Thursday morning and pulling over drivers who fail to stop for people walking across. It’s part of a high-visibility enforcement operation called Operation Best Foot Forward, aimed at preventing pedestrian deaths as students return to class.