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Entertainment & LifestyleAllison - March 27, 2026

Ridge Community High School to Host First-Ever Sunny Bolts Market This Weekend

ObituariesAllison - March 27, 2026

In Loving Memory of Hunter Lee Wright

Polk County Sheriff's OfficeAllison - March 27, 2026

Authorities Investigating Violent Overnight Death of Bartow Man

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Tech TuesdayStaff Reporter - July 23, 2019

Tech Tuesday: Your PC could be vulnerable to a crypto lock attack.

Tech Tuesday: Your PC could be vulnerable to a crypto lock attack. Simple Windows updates could mitigate the issue....

Lakeland

Fatal Crash: Truck Struck by Train While Crossing Tracks in Lakeland

Allison - March 20, 2026

Lakeland

Now Accepting Applications: 2026 Citizens Police Academy

Allison - March 19, 2026

Lakeland

Aldine Combee Park Offers Space for Recreation, Events in Lakeland

Allison - March 18, 2026

Lakeland

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

Carl Fish - March 8, 2026

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Polk CountyAllison - March 25, 2026

Polk County Parks and Rec Hiring Bus Drivers for Summer Camp

Polk County Parks and Recreation are hiring bus drivers for summer camp.Be part of a team that supports fun, safe summer experiences for local...

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Mulberry

Sheriff Judd: Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Assaulting Teen and Fleeing Deputies

Carl Fish - March 25, 2026

Bartow

Deputies: Bartow Woman Sold Other People’s Property… Then Claimed Country Music Conspiracy

Carl Fish - March 25, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Two Teens Arrested After $750 Bike Stolen from Porch

Allison - March 25, 2026

Education

Nature Lecture Series Coming to Polk’s Nature Discovery Center

Allison - March 25, 2026

Polk County

Public Notice of Fictitious Name

Staff Reporter - March 24, 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 HavenFebruary 20, 2019

One Billion Rising Dances To “Break The Chain” Of Domestic Violence

MulberryOctober 10, 2019

Head Coach Corbin Weeks Leaving Mulberry High School

FloridaMarch 25, 2022

Polk Sheriff’s Deputies Investigating An Assault In Frostproof

MulberryFebruary 24, 2020

Mulberry Florida Man Accused Of Holding Woman Captive While Beating & Threatening To Kill Her

DavenportAugust 30, 2017

Suspect Wanted In Stabbing Murder

BartowJanuary 17, 2018

Polk County Jail Inmate Martha Collier of Lake Alfred, Died Early This Morning At Bartow Regional Medical Center

PoincianaApril 4, 2019

Woman Arrested For Driving Without a License After Fatally Hitting a 13-Year-Old Middle School Student

Lake WalesJuly 3, 2018

Teenage Girl Physically Accosted & Robbed At Lake Wales RaceTrac Last Night

OrlandoJune 15, 2016

UPDATE: Body of 2-Year-Old Toddler Snatched By Alligator has Been Recovered

Winter HavenJuly 28, 2016

Heart to Heart Community Enrichment hosting 5th Annual Community Back to School and Health Fair In Winter Haven

Haines CityMarch 20, 2022

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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

AuburndaleFebruary 14, 2019

Local Entrepreneurs, Pastors Encourage Next Generation Through Youth Empowerment Seminar

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Bowling Green Property Changed from Rural Cluster Center-Residential to Commercial

Lake WalesJune 13, 2018

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