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TrafficAllison - February 18, 2026

Lakeland Man Dies After Jeep Overturns in Mulberry Crash

EventsAllison - February 18, 2026

Bartow Turns into ToonTown with This Year’s Syfy Bartow—Animation Invasion—on Sat. Feb. 21

Wacky WednesdayAllison - February 18, 2026

Man Arrested After Smashing SUV with Hammer in Publix Parking Lot

Health & WellnessAllison - February 18, 2026

Stacking Healthy Habits for Progress, Not Perfection

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Headlines NowStaff Reporter - July 26, 2017

My First Experience With Uber

By Kip Kirchberg Being in the Technology Industry I travel a lot. Up until recently I have never attempted to...

Lakeland

Lakeland PD Dive Team Hosting BBQ Fundraiser February 13

Allison - February 3, 2026

Lakeland

Lakeland-Born Bakery Brand Earns Prime Placement on Publix Bakery Tables

Allison - February 3, 2026

Lakeland

Polk County Fire Rescue Responds To Fatal Fire on Scenic View Street In Lakeland

Carl Fish - February 1, 2026

Lakeland

11-Year-Old Lakeland Dog Handler Sets Her Sights on Westminster

Carl Fish - February 1, 2026

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River RanchAllison - February 16, 2026

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

Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) crews responded to more than 30 brush fires throughout Polk County on Sunday. The largest fire burned more than 400...

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7 Garden Growing Basics for Beginners

Allison - February 17, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Deputies Arrest Driver Who Fled Hit-and-Run Crash in Mulberry

Allison - February 17, 2026

Entertainment & Lifestyle

FSU Launches 2026 Campaign with Win Over JMU

Ethan Jones - February 16, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Suspect Impersonating Child Protective Services Employee Arrested After Attempting to Remove Lakeland Child From Home

Allison - February 16, 2026

Polk County Sheriff's Office

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

Allison - February 16, 2026

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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

Florida

Resurrection On Jefferson Street: A RUF Story

Ethan Jones - December 4, 2025

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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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Boynton BeachJune 29, 2021

Boynton Beach Man Wishes He Didn’t Drive Through Polk County With Suspended License – Stay Now On Drug Trafficking And Weapons Charges

Polk CountyApril 17, 2020

Local Nurse Traveling To New York To Help Hospitals In COVID-19 Efforts

Haines CitySeptember 18, 2023

This Local Elderly Couple Has Been Married For 70 Years and Counting

UncategorizedJanuary 6, 2017

Free Basball Clinic For Ages 7-12 Lake Wales

Winter HavenJune 15, 2018

Man Arrested In Winter Haven For Allegedly Fraudulently Returning Items To Lowe’s

DundeeJanuary 30, 2023

Twenty Eight Yr Old Haines City Man Killed In Hwy 27 Crash in Dundee

LakelandApril 4, 2022

Junior Leauge of Greater Lakeland Raises Racket for Raise A Racket

AuburndaleApril 20, 2016

CSX to Close Several Railroad Crossings in Auburndale-Lakeland Area

Winter HavenApril 18, 2018

Probation Check Leads To Arrest of a Convicted Felon

LakelandMarch 11, 2024

Three Year Old Child Killed In Lakeland Shooting

Lake WalesJanuary 16, 2020

Two Vehicle Crash With A Fatality Shutting Down Southbound Hwy 27 In Lake Wales

Entertainment & LifestyleDecember 27, 2016

Actress Carrie Fisher Dies At 60

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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

FloridaMay 30, 2017

FRF REMINDS CONSUMERS THAT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SALES TAX HOLIDAY IS THIS WEEKEND

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LakelandAugust 3, 2020

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