90-year-old credits volunteering for keeping her healthy, fit: ‘The heart feels good’
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A 90-year-old Hillsborough County woman is proving that age is just a number as she continues to volunteer and pack meals for thousands of community members each month. Hillsborough County food bank volunteer. What we know:. Inside the United Food Bank and Services warehouse in Plant...
Lakeland cockfighting arrest: Traffic stop leads to charges against Plant City man
A 38-year-old Plant City man faces felony charges after police said they uncovered illegal cockfighting gear and marijuana during a traffic stop. Officers said they found cockfighting knives, razor blades, sparring muffs and bird conditioning supplements inside the vehicle. Authorities arrested driver Baltazar Mandujan
Florida school bans girls from wearing leggings, sparking parent backlash
A Florida community has banned spandex and leggings in its school, and parents and an online petition have led the school board to try and amend that dress code. Last week, the Hillsborough County School Board, per TampaBay.com, approved a dress code policy that forbids spandex or leggings “unless worn as an undergarme
Caught on camera: Suspected burglar can’t outwrestle deputies
LUTZ, Fla. (WWSB) - A suspected burglar put up a fight Wednesday when Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies confronted him in a parking lot, but wound up in jail anyway, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to a call about a suspicious person looking into vehicles in a Publix...
New body, new life, new restaurant
When a USF grad started school in the Bay Area he changed his body and his life, shedding more than 100 pounds and opened a new vegan restaurant.
RABCO Boats in Tampa Bay
For nearly half a century, RABCO Boats has been part of Tampa Bay’s rich boat-building history. Now, under new ownership, the Clearwater company is honoring that legacy while charting a new course for the future. FOX 13 Photojournalist Mike Hughes reports.
Welfare work requirements: A history of helping the wealthy
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. In a1962 NBC documentary about the city of Newburgh, New York, City Manager Joseph Mitchell attributes the spread of sexually transmitted diseases to a public assistance program that’s too generous. “We challenge the right of a welfare...
High schoolers train in real-world scenarios at Lakeland’s High School Police Academy
Dozens of teens are getting hands-on law enforcement experience this week through the police department's High School Police Academy in Lakeland. High school students practice felony traffic stops, evidence collection and building searches before tackling a simulated homicide scenario on Friday. The program has inspire
Lakeland Traffic Stop Nets 68-Year-Old Woman On Fentanyl Charge
A routine traffic stop in Lakeland ended with a 68-year-old Rotonda West woman facing a fentanyl-trafficking charge after deputies reported finding nearly 56 grams of the drug. The driver was also arrested on a suspended-license charge. According to a July 29 post from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, a deputy...
Winter Haven Woman Arrested After Brief Foot Pursuit Outside Polk County Citgo
Chelsie Albritton POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 34-year-old Winter Haven woman faces felony drug and...
