MULBERRY, Fla. – An ultralight aircraft crashed near the intersection of Coronet Road and Highway 60 West in Mulberry on Saturday morning, prompting a large emergency response and the closure of ...

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On July 1, 2026, PCSO Cyber Crimes detectives arrested 21-year-old Jackson Booke (DOB 6/30/2005) of Lakeland and charged him with 15 counts enhanced possession of child pornography (F2) after receipt ...

The Culpepper’s Cardiac Foundation (CCF) has reached another milestone in its mission to save lives, donating its 96th automated external defibrillator (AED) to This Generation Ministries (TGM) for ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A fatal plane crash is under investigation after a small aircraft went down Monday evening in a remote area near the 11000 block of Moore Road in north Lakeland. img 5502 2jpg ...

During the first week of June 2026, Polk County Animal Control received reports from residents in the Glen Road area of north Lakeland regarding a stray cat that had attacked and bitten several people ...

Two people have been confirmed dead and a search remains underway for a third missing victim following a tragic airboat accident Monday in Highlands County. According to an update provided by the ...

The PCSO Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit is investigating a two‑vehicle crash that resulted in the death of one of the drivers. The crash occurred on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at approximately ...

Haines City Code Compliance has become the first code enforcement agency in Florida to earn accreditation through the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE). The division is also the third ...

An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash Tuesday, June 30, 2026 and the other driver involved drove away from the scene. The crash occurred at around 9:00 am on Harden Boulevard in ...

LAKELAND, FL (June 11, 2026) – On Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 2:11 a.m., Lakeland Police received a call of a vehicle which drove into a retention pond on the property at 2600 County Line Road. Just ...

A Guatemalan man was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office early Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, after he violently attacked his pregnant girlfriend and threw her 18-month old child on the ...