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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Christopher Lee England, 42, of Lake County, has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty last week of Sexual Battery and Burglary of a Dwelling while Armed. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Judge Eddy, who determined England qualified as a Prison Releasee...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA)—A teen was arrested for armed robbery after he stole a key fob programming device during a Facebook Marketplace transaction, the Winter Haven Police Department announced. On May 6, around 7:25 p.m., the victim met with the 17-year-old on Fuji Court in Winter Haven to sell an AUTEL key fob...

LAKELAND, Fla.- Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies successfully located a missing 14-year-old boy with non-verbal autism late Saturday evening after he wandered off during a visit to the Se7en Wetlands Trail in Lakeland. The incident began when the boy and his father enjoyed time together at the trail...

Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said Maribel Ortega and Kham Seger each won $1 million from scratch-off games.

At approximately 7:19 on Sunday, May 18, 2025, a vehicle fire was reported near the intersection of Hwy. 60 E and 80 Foot Rd. near Bartow. A witness says that two adults and a child exited the vehicle. The call was closed at 7:58 pm. We have requested additional information from Polk County Fire Rescue.

Three years ago, Detective Daniel Leyden shot and killed his girlfriend, Deputy Abigail Bieber, before turning the gun and killing himself.

At the beginning of April, we told you about Patricia Rose Brady, an 18-year-old senior at Lake Gibson High school who had become a finalist in Theatre Odyssey’s Student 10-Minute Playwriting Festival. On May 11, at Asolo Repertory Theatre, in Sarasota, Brady took the top award at the festival,...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – City leaders in Lakeland take the first step in approving school zone speed enforcement cameras, Monday. The safety feature is a possible part of the city’s ‘Vision Zero’ initiative. The program aims to end crashes resulting in death and serious injury. According to city traffic leaders, red...

In Florida, water accidents claim more young lives than any other state. Swimming instruction cuts this risk by 88%, according to local water safety experts in Tampa Bay. "We obviously promote water safety 365 days a year, but in the month of May, during National Water Safety Month, it really gives us an opportunity...

FLORIDA — A federal judge has sentenced a Tampa man to life in prison for distributing fentanyl that led to the deaths of two individuals in 2021. U.S. District Judge William F. Jung handed down the sentence to 39-year-old Marquis Lamar McCullough after a jury found him guilty on two counts of fentanyl distribution...