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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd recounted Friday the dramatic pursuit and capture of a car theft suspect, which included a high-speed chase, a deputy vehicle crash, and an unhappy but effective K-9. The suspect, 28-year-old Tyreek Dickens, is now in jail after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an...

The Bob Adams Family Community YMCA — including the Christy Birkhold Wellness Center and George Jenkins Fieldhouse — will open on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3620 Cleveland Heights Blvd. in Lakeland. The site was formerly known as the Lakeland Family YMCA. Years in the making. This project has...

The tenants of the Depot Arts District have been excitingly waiting for November 1, the building's official grand opening. FOX 13's Barry Wong takes us there.

A man who is considered to be a violent felon was arrested this week with a stolen gun, drugs and a wad of cash during a traffic stop, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Bowling Green man was arrested late Wednesday night following a traffic incident at the intersection of 1st Street NW and Charleston Avenue, with a 3-month-old infant present in the vehicle. The incident occurred at 10:43 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, when a bronze...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thousands of people in people in the Tampa Bay area will go without SNAP benefits this weekend because of the government shutdown. Non-profits and organizations are expecting to see an increase in need come Saturday, but leaders said they're ready to step in. "We are...

Earlier this week, two-year-old Jaylen Johnson went missing from his family’s home in Tampa. His parents last saw him on Monday evening when they put him to bed, but discovered he was gone the next morning. They immediately called 911, prompting a large search effort by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Several Hillsborough County Public Schools stood out as exemplary institutions of academic excellence in a newly released 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for best elementary and middle schools.

Safety nets. They are the core of what millions of American families rely on each day to get by. And now there's the very real possibility that one of the biggest safety nets, the supplemental food assistance program, SNAP, will slip away come November 1st if the government shutdown lingers on.

A 15-year-old student from Strawberry Crest High School in Hillsborough County was arrested Monday morning after school administrators allegedly discovered a handgun in his backpack.