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Bartow Teacher Arrested After Backyard Fire Spreads to 5 Acres Amid Polk Burn Ban

Allison - February 16, 2026

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Polk County Fire Rescue Battles Multiple Large Brush Fires Across Polk County

Allison - February 16, 2026

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Polk County Fire Rescue Responds to Lakeland Scrapyard Fire

Allison - February 15, 2026

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Moffitt Cancer Center Expanding into Polk County with New Outpatient Clinic

Carl Fish - February 14, 2026

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Charley’s World Shines Spotlight on Sisters Junktiques

Staff Reporter - February 13, 2026

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

Carl Fish - February 7, 2026

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FSU Baseball Opening Press Conference

Ethan Jones - January 23, 2026

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Resurrection On Jefferson Street: A RUF Story

Ethan Jones - December 4, 2025

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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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