Haines City police searching for Walmart thieves

The Haines City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a man and woman they said stole $3,500 worth of electronics from Walmart.

Fire tears through two homes in Polk County

Roaring flames ripped through two North Lakeland homes early Saturday morning, leaving behind a trail of destruction. 

Police searching for bikini-bottom bandit in Winter Haven

Winter Haven police are hoping you can help them identify a man who was caught on camera stealing a bikini bottom and a pair of binoculars from a West Marine store on December 30.

Bartow rings in the new year with its annual Christmas tree burn

There is no ball drop, not even a countdown. In one Polk County city, the new year is welcomed by torching old pine trees. The annual Christmas tree burn has been held in Bartow since 1936. 

Vigil held for victim of Christmas Eve murder-suicide in Lakeland

Family and friends of a Lakeland woman killed on Christmas Eve in a double-murder, suicide gathered at Lakeland's Lake Mirror to hold a candlelight vigil.

Passenger-side mirror found at scene of hit-and-run in Lake Wales

Polk County deputies hope someone will come forward with information about a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 49-year-old man Saturday evening in Lake Wales.

$10,000 now being offered for information in case of Disney World bus driver who went missing in 2017

A day before the two year anniversary of the last time he was seen alive, investigators are now offering a $10,000 reward for any information into the disappearance of Disney bus driver 35-year-old Brian Klecha.

Deputies arrest Amazon driver for delivering package, then stealing it from Davenport home

An Amazon delivery driver has been arrested after being caught on camera delivering a package and then stealing it seconds later, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. But Sheriff Grady Judd blasted Amazon for refusing to help law enforcement catch him.

Neighbors: Children watch their parents get shot Christmas Eve

Lakeland police have named the man they say killed two people at a home on Atlanta Avenue in Lakeland on Christmas Eve.

3 dead, 4 children taken from home after double murder, suicide: Lakeland PD

Four children may be spending Christmas Eve in unfamiliar surroundings after police found them at the scene of an apparent double murder and suicide, according to Lakeland PD.

Lakeland man's disappearance remains a mystery nearly two years later

Authorities are still asking the public for information on a missing Disney World bus driver – who was last seen nearly two years ago.

Fire damages Lakeland barbershop on Christmas Eve

A fire broke out at a Lakeland barbershop during the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.

Neighbors save woman from burning Polk County home

When a Polk County home caught fire last week, neighbors put their own lives at risk to save a woman from the burning house.

Santa surprises kids on school bus with Christmas shopping spree

At first, the busload of children thought they were in trouble when they saw flashing red and blue lights behind them. 

FHP: Child dies in hit-and-run car crash on I-4

A young child died in a hit and run car crash on I-4 near Polk City on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The child was sitting unrestrained in a passenger’s lap instead of a child seat, troopers said.

Boy killed in crash was in passenger's lap, not car seat: FHP

Troopers are still looking for a car that sped off from a crash on Interstate 4 in Polk County that killed a 3-year-old Sunday.