Daily Ridge | Polk County FL Local News, Crime, Schools & Events - Page 389

FeaturedAllison - May 6, 2026

Polk County Officials Reinstate Burn Ban

TrafficAllison - May 6, 2026

Single-Vehicle Crash in Fort Meade Turns Fatal After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole and Catches Fire

TrafficAllison - May 6, 2026

Lakeland Crash Claims Life of 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist After Collision

Health & WellnessAllison - May 5, 2026

Stopping the ‘Silent Killer:’ How to Check, Prevent and Manage High Blood Pressure

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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

Lakeland

Lakeland Approves New Fire Station #8 for Northwest District on International Firefighters Day

Allison - May 5, 2026

Lakeland

Hurricane Milton Damage Repair Approved for Circle B Bar Reserve

Allison - April 24, 2026

Lakeland

Annual Plant Sale Returns to Lakeland with Florida-Friendly Finds

Allison - April 23, 2026

Lakeland

Lakeland Public Library to Host “Broadway & Jazz!” Performance April 23

Allison - April 21, 2026

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Crime & Public SafetyAllison - May 1, 2026

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Makes 266 Arrests During Human Trafficking and Child Predator Enforcement Operation

Polk County Sheriff’s Office makes 266 arrests during human trafficking and child predator enforcement operation “Polk Around and Find Out” During a multi-day-long joint-agency undercover...

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Lakeland

Lakeland Approves New Fire Station #8 for Northwest District on International Firefighters Day

Allison - May 5, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

PCSO: Teacher Arrested for Damaging Ex-Boyfriend’s Girlfriend’s Vehicle

Carl Fish - May 4, 2026

Haines City

Haines City Voters Urged to Vote in Runoff Election

Staff Reporter - May 4, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Child Abuse Case Upgraded to Hate Crime After Alleged Statements to Deputies

Carl Fish - May 4, 2026

Featured

Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

Allison - May 4, 2026

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Florida

Florida

Alumni Airwaves: The Ariya Massoudi Story

Ethan Jones - April 17, 2026

Florida

Welcome, World Travelers! Is One Piece Coming to Universal Orlando Resort?

Staff Reporter - April 2, 2026

Florida

Florida Poly partners with Taiwan tech university to advance STEM innovation

Carl Fish - February 25, 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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Lake WalesNovember 15, 2018

Police Department to Host 2019 Citizen Police Academy and VOICE Academy

Polk CountyOctober 31, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE

Polk CountyFebruary 28, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Fort MeadeMay 25, 2023

Fort Meade Man Found Dead After Crash On CR 640 Wednesday Afternoon

LakelandApril 28, 2020

Illegal Immigrant Arrested by PCSO, Charged With 125 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography

DundeeSeptember 21, 2017

Warrants For Child Care Workers Seen Taunting Autistic Child on Video

National NewsJune 24, 2022

Supreme Court Overturn’s ROE V. Wade

DavenportMay 4, 2016

Motorcyclist Killed When Unlicensed Driver Crosses Center Lane On Deen Still Rd.

Entertainment & LifestyleOctober 23, 2025

New Horizon Church Hosting Trunk or Treat in Haines City

BartowOctober 13, 2020

“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program for Jan Phyl Village, Lake Thomas and Sun Acres Communities and Bartow Tire Recycling Event planned...

Haines CityFebruary 28, 2019

UPDATE: Accident 27 and Patterson Rd Haines City This Morning

Winter HavenJuly 30, 2019

Data Breach with Capital One

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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

Winter HavenDecember 17, 2020

Man Steals So Many Items From Cars In Parking Garage, It Takes Him Three Trips

FloridaJanuary 4, 2018

FWC uses prescribed fire as best management tool for maintaining wildlife habitat

Polk SheriffMarch 3, 2017

PCSO Investigating Death of Inmate Who Died at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring

Lake WalesOctober 3, 2016

2 Lake Wales Woman Charged With Burglary Of Burger King