The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit was called to investigate a traffic fatality on Friday evening, May 2, 2025, regarding a pedestrian who was hit by a car in the middle of the ...

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Friday evening after being knocked down by a loose longhorn bull running through a busy Lakeland intersection. According to Carrie Horstman, Public ...

By Anita Todd HAINES CITY – Incumbent Anne Huffman will retain her position as Haines City Commissioner for Seat 5 after ...

James Coulter One year passed since I moved out of Polk County. Recently, my editors were kind enough to finance a business ...

On May 1, 2025, Nicholas Lue was charged with Second Degree Murder in the death of Jesse Banks. Banks was killed while Lue was attempting to perpetrate the murder of another individual. *****ORIGINAL ...

James Coulter Do you have a child or person in your family with autism? Do you suspect your child may have autism? Do you want to learn more about autism in general? The Winter Haven Hospital Foundati ...

Nearly three years after Polk County deputies responded to a tragic call at a Davenport home, a father has been sentenced to ...

A Column about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by James Coulter If you've never heard of Dead End: Paranormal Park, there's a ...

Jeffrey Glenn Hutchinson, a 62-year-old Gulf War veteran, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford at 8:14 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2025. His execution concludes a ...

April 10, 2025 Jen Bricker-Bauer is an international aerialist, inspirational speaker and New York Times best-selling author.