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May 13, 2025
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Bartow Man Gets 30 Years for Infants Manslaughter; Rib Fractures, Skull Fracture
Bartow Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Florida State Prison Office of The State Attorney 10th Judicial Circuit: Jacob Kubai,…
May 13, 2025
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Bicyclist Fatally Struck by Car on Old Lake Alfred Road in Polk County
Bicyclist fatally hit by car near Auburndale Monday evening A 20-year old man on a bicycle was fatally hit by…
May 13, 2025
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Lakeland Square Mall Incident Update (Saturday)
On Saturday, May 10, the Lakeland Police responded to a report of a suspicious person allegedly possessing a weapon at…
May 12, 2025
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Six Arrested in Secret Cove Double-Murder: Four Charged with Felony Murder in Lakeland Drug Robbery Gone Wrong
– Update 05/15 Wednesday, May 14 – Secret Cove double-murder: Four arrested for two murders, two others arrested for charges…
May 12, 2025
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Sheriff Judd to Address Fatal Lakeland Crash on Pirates Way
Lakeland, FL – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference at 5 PM today, Monday, May 12,…
May 12, 2025
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Haines City Firefighters Battle Fully Engulfed Mobile Home Fire on Jefferson Drive
Haines City Fire Department Battles Mobile Home Fire on Jefferson Driveh Haines City, FL – On Sunday, May 11, 2025,…
May 11, 2025
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Fight Between Coaches at Eagle Lake vs. Mulberry All-Star Baseball Tournament
Altercation at Eagle Lake vs. Mulberry Baseball Game ** UPDATE ** Monday, May 12 – According to the Polk County…
May 11, 2025
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Lake Wales Red Light Cameras Coming to an Intersection Near You
Lake Wales Approves Traffic Camera Contract with Altumint In a story first reported by Gary White from The Ledger, the…
May 09, 2025
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Teens Charged with Attempted Murder in Vicious Assault on Mulberry Man at Car Wash
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four teens for their part in a brutal beating of a 35-year old…
May 09, 2025
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Deadly Crash and Fire on US 27 in Frostproof Claims Two Lives
– UPDATE – Around 10:00 p.m. last evening, Thursday, May 8, 2025, a head-on collision occurred in the southbound lane…