Thursday

21-August-2025

August 2025

On This Day in Florida History: Tropical Storm Fay Makes Landfall – August 18, 2008

On August 18, 2008, Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in Key West, Florida at approximately 3:00 p.m. EDT with maximum…

Haines City Traffic Stop Uncovers Fentanyl, Firearm, and Leads to Arrest

On August 17, 2025, Haines City Police Department Officers Elam and Ramirez conducted a traffic stop in the area of…

Lake Wales Man Arrested for DUI After Three-Vehicle Crash on Cypress Gardens Blvd

Winter Haven, FL – On Friday, August 8, 2025, at approximately 6:14 PM, a three-vehicle accident occurred on the 5000…

Juvenile Struck by Vehicle at Lake Wales Bus Stop

Lake Wales, FL – At approximately 8:13 AM this morning (August 18, 2025), a vehicle struck a juvenile near the…

Illegal Immigrant Arrested for DUI & Hit-and-Run After Crashing into Winter Haven Fence

Winter Haven, FL – On August 16, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 34-year-old Roberto Sandobal-Lopez,…

Winter Haven Man Crashes Classic 1968 GTO on Havendale Blvd, Injured: WHPD

Winter Haven, FL — A Winter Haven man is lucky to be alive after a terrible single-vehicle crash this morning…

Homicide Investigation Underway After Body Found in Pinellas County: HCSO

Riverview, FL – On August 15, 2025, at approximately 9 p.m., an individual entered the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office District…

71-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed in Titusville US-1 Crash

Titusville, FL. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 8:17 P.M. on US-1…

Drunk Driver Kills 8-Month-Old Baby After Fatal Rear-End Crash

Pasco County, FL. — According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), on August 16, 2025 a fatal traffic crash occurred…

Marion County Man Found Guilty in Child Lewd Battery Case

Ocala, FL – On August 14, 2025, a Marion County jury found 26-year-old Terry Eugene Hartsock III guilty of Lewd…