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EventsAllison - March 30, 2026

Join the Great American CleanUp in Bartow on April 25

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Headlines NowStaff Reporter - April 5, 2022

Tech Tuesday: Protecting Your Digital Assets

By Kip Kirchberg When you think of a “hacker" you probably envision some kind of hoodie-wearing teenager with black fingernail...

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 County Sheriff's OfficeAllison - March 25, 2026

Two Teens Arrested After $750 Bike Stolen from Porch

On March 21, 2026, shortly after midnight, an electric bicycle was stolen from the porch of a residence in the Combee area of Lakeland. The...

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

Allison - March 27, 2026

Obituaries

In Loving Memory of Hunter Lee Wright

Allison - March 27, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Authorities Investigating Violent Overnight Death of Bartow Man

Allison - March 27, 2026

LAKE WALES BUSINESS

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Staff Reporter - March 27, 2026

Polk County

Polk County Parks and Rec Hiring Bus Drivers for Summer Camp

Allison - March 25, 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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LakelandDecember 29, 2023

Twenty-Nine Yr Old Lakeland Woman Killed In Polk City Crash

LakelandOctober 4, 2017

The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band selects Jackson Wools of Lake Gibson Senior High School

MulberryJune 2, 2016

UPDATE TO MULBERRY HIT AND RUN

Entertainment & LifestyleJuly 26, 2021

Welcome, World Travelers! What Disney World Was Like During COVID-19?

LakelandMay 18, 2023

15-year old arrested for attempted murder during a robbery attempt at a Lakeland McDonald’s

Lake WalesJuly 15, 2016

Lake Wales Police Morn Loss Of Former LWPD K-9 Edge

BartowJune 16, 2020

6 Year Old Bartow Boy Killed In Crash On US 98

Lake WalesMarch 18, 2018

Lake Wales Police Investigating Fatal Crash On S.R. 60 In Front Of Walmart Sunday Afternoon

Haines CityDecember 26, 2018

NorthRidge Church Children Sing Carols For Savannah Court Seniors

Lake WalesMarch 19, 2018

PCSO Conducting Death Investigating In Unincorporated Lake Wales

Polk CountyMarch 9, 2020

Polk Soil & Water Conservation District Meeting Agenda For March 17

Winter HavenOctober 29, 2018

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Package Near Avenue G.

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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

Polk CountyJuly 5, 2023

More Than 150 Kids Go Fishing with Sheriff Grady Judd

AuburndaleSeptember 13, 2023

Suspect Armed With Large Kitchen Knife Shot & Killed By Law Enforcement

Polk CountyJune 12, 2025

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