August 2025
August 18, 2025
Covering Florida, On This Day...
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…
August 18, 2025
News, Polk County
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…
August 18, 2025
News, Polk County
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…
August 18, 2025
News, Polk County
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…
August 18, 2025
News, Polk County
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,…
August 17, 2025
News, Polk County
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…
August 16, 2025
Covering Florida, News
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…
August 15, 2025
Covering Florida, News
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…