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EducationAllison - March 12, 2026

Polk County Parks & Recreation Hosting Free Sensory Play Event for Kids in Lakeland

Lake AlfredAllison - March 12, 2026

City Announces 2026 Spring Clean-Up Week for Residents

ObituariesAllison - March 11, 2026

In Loving Memory of Willie Ray Creech

Polk County Fire RescueAllison - March 11, 2026

Polk County Fire Rescue Helps Save Owl Tangled in Fishing Line

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Technology

Tech TuesdayStaff Reporter - May 12, 2020

Tech Tuesday: Application White Listing

Application Whitelisting is a technology that contains a list of known good applications and their file access privileges. Application Whitelisting works...

Lakeland

Man Initially Believed to Be Pedestrian Was Actually Motorcyclist Struck By Two Vehicles

Carl Fish - March 8, 2026

Lakeland

Homicide Investigation Underway After Shooting Outside Wally’s Poolhall in Lakeland

Carl Fish - March 5, 2026

Lakeland

PCFR Battles Deadly Fire in Lakeland; Investigation Underway

Carl Fish - March 3, 2026

Lakeland

One Dead in Lakeland Mobile Home Fire on Pine Ridge Drive

Carl Fish - March 2, 2026

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Entertainment & LifestyleAllison - March 6, 2026

Bartow Ford Hosting Annual Easter Egg Hunt with 20,000 Eggs on March 28

Families are invited to celebrate the season at Bartow Ford’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, set for Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1...

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Health & Wellness

A Parent’s Guide to Navigating Picky Eating with Confidence

Allison - March 10, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Lakeland Substitute Teacher Arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct

Allison - March 9, 2026

Traffic

Deadly Four-Vehicle Crash in Northern Polk County Leaves Three Dead Sunday Night

Allison - March 9, 2026

Entertainment & Lifestyle

Seminoles Defend Their Turf Against Northern Kentucky

Ethan Jones - March 9, 2026

Featured

Culpepper’s Cardiac Foundation Places 86th AED at Eterna Chiropractic Wellness Center

Allison - March 9, 2026

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Florida

Florida Poly partners with Taiwan tech university to advance STEM innovation

Carl Fish - February 25, 2026

Florida

Young Davenport Woman Killed In Fiery Crash On Osceola Polk Line Road Friday

Carl Fish - February 7, 2026

Florida

FSU Baseball Opening Press Conference

Ethan Jones - January 23, 2026

Polk County Sheriff

Polk Sheriff

Sheriff Grady Judd Blasts Minneapolis Leadership Over ICE Incident Response

Staff Reporter - January 8, 2026

Florida Highway Patrol

Traffic Enforcement Initiatives In Polk County Give Opportunities To Law Enforcement Agencies To Detain Illegal Immigrants – Here Is Why They Can

Carl Fish - September 25, 2025

Polk County

Cheryl Williams Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Deputy Blane Lane

Carl Fish - September 19, 2025

Polk Sheriff

PCSO Arrests Illegal Alien for Interfering with a Train and Fighting with Law Enforcement

Allison - September 2, 2025

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Winter HavenNovember 17, 2017

Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base Trains Pilots Worldwide

LakelandOctober 9, 2016

21 Yr. Old Lakeland Man Shot Multiple Times & Killed Sunday Morning

LakelandJune 28, 2019

Lakeland Volunteers In Medicine Opens New Facility

Winter HavenFebruary 6, 2023

Fred Vegas Smokers Win Grand Champ at Smoke on the Water

FloridaApril 17, 2025

Two Dead, Multiple Injured in Florida State University Campus Shooting; Suspect in Custody

LakelandJanuary 10, 2024

PCSO Special Victims Unit Detectives Charged Wyoming Pastor Visiting Lakeland With Lewd Molestation Against A Polk County Child

Haines CityMarch 29, 2025

Haines City Arrest Report March 20 – March 27

Winter HavenMarch 7, 2017

World of Warcraft Thief from Walmart in Winter Haven

LakelandApril 8, 2022

Lakeland teacher arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office for inappropriate sexual conduct with two students

LakelandAugust 6, 2018

K9s For Cops Presents “An Evening with the Stars” Memorial Banquet Featuring David A.R. White, Star of the “God’s Not Dead” Film Series

Babson ParkApril 21, 2022

More Than 30 Volunteers Honored at Annual Breakfast at Babson Park Elementary

HomepageSeptember 12, 2017

Deputies Arrest 7 People in Polk County For Violating Curfew

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Winter HavenJune 29, 2016

Enjoy a Blast From The Past This Saturday With Classic Cars at Cruisin’ Winter Haven

Lake WalesDecember 29, 2016

Lake Wales 16 Year Old Killed In Crash

Winter HavenDecember 21, 2016

Winter Haven 5 Year Old Bitten In The Face By Family Dog While Reaching For Fallen Christmas Tree Ornament

AuburndaleJanuary 9, 2017

Auburndale Bank Robbed & One Suspect In Custody

Avon ParkJanuary 2, 2018

Suspect Sought After Shooting & Killing Man In Avon Park Bar Room

Mugshot of the DayJuly 18, 2016

POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JULY 18, 2016

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