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An all-you-can-eat style popular local restaurant, Buffet City, located at 810 Cypress Garden Boulevard in Winter Haven, Polk County, FL, was cited for 23 violations during a routine food inspection on October 28, 2025, by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

A man and a teen were arrested after using self-checkout in the attempted theft of $120 in merchandise from Walmart. Security cameras caught 18-year-old Stasia Flory Diaz and 31-year-old Rasheen Hardin, both of Davenport, using self-checkout to steal from Walmart, located at 550 U.S. Hwy. 27, Clermont, around 12:55...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A family stood before the Tampa City Council on Thursday morning to plead that the investigation into their son’s untimely death be reopened. Ismael Coss Jr. was hit and struck by a dump truck while on the job, back in March. Months later, the Coss family told 8 On Your Side […]

New video shows Florida deputies moving in and arresting a suspect who was seen doing donuts during a street takeover, authorities said. The footage released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday showed deputies responding by air and on the ground to the street takeover involving over two dozen...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly stole an employee’s bicycle from the Publix located at 2040 Shepherd Rd in Mulberry last Thursday. The theft occurred on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Authorities...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County residents looking to stock up on food staples ahead of the holidays have three opportunities this month to receive free groceries through a series of food pantry events. Hillsborough County’s Health Care Services is hosting the events in partnership with Feeding Tampa...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A quiet Saturday morning was disrupted by a burglary at Michael Allred Jr.'s home in Polk County recently. The suspect did not go quietly. In fact, that was part of the plan. Allred's ex-girlfriend came to create chaos for him in front of his new girlfriend, according to the sheriff's office.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has turned to social media in its latest bid to enlist public assistance in the search for Kialeen Agnew, age 40. According to a Facebook post published in the early hours of today, Agnew is sought on multiple counts that include grand theft of over $100,000 and fraudulent use...

In theory, judgeships are elected positions. In reality, many judges in the 10 th Judicial Circuit initially reached the bench through appointments by a governor. That makes the circuit’s Judicial Nominating Commission one of the most influential bodies in Polk County, even if few residents could name any of its...

Thousands of children across Florida have lost access to their Head Start centers this week as the ongoing federal government shutdown halts funding for early childhood programs. Many centers ran out of federal funding on Nov. 1, forcing widespread closures and furloughs. In Central Florida, several Redlands...