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Mulberry Walmart Shopper Fakes Payment, Flees With The Goods; Polk Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help
Mulberry Walmart Shopper Fakes Payment, Flees With The Goods; Polk Sheriff Seeks Public's Help
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Offic [...]
Machete-Wielding Man Near Polk County Daycare Arrested After Brief Bicycle Chase
Shawn Drennen
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A potential crisis was averted near an Alturas daycare center on Friday afternoon after Polk County deputies app [...]
Stolen Ambulance Pursuit Ends With Florida Man Finishing Beer, Arrested In Tampa: FHP
Stolen Ambulance Pursuit Ends With Driver Finishing Beer, Arrested In Tampa: FHP
TAMPA, Fla. - A stolen Tampa Fire Rescue ambulance led Florida Hi [...]
Ridge Manor Woman Killed In SR-50 Collision With Tractor Trailer: Florida Highway Patrol
Ridge Manor Woman Killed In SR-50 Collision With Tractor Trailer: Florida Highway Patrol
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A 71-year-old Ridge Manor woman w [...]
Unidentified Woman Killed After Being Struck By 6 Vehicles On Dale Mabry Highway In Lutz
Florida Highway Patrol
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A fatal multi-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian occurred on Dale Mabry Highway north of Sunl [...]
Florida “Pot Of Gold”: Over $42 Million In Unclaimed Property Returned In February
Cash Photo Source: TFP File Photo
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that a staggering $42 million in unclaimed proper [...]
Wrath Of The Storm: 33 Dead, Tornadoes Devastate South, Florida Braces For Fury
Deadly Tornadoes And Wildfires Ravage Midwest And South; Millions Face Extreme Weather
A relentless barrage of violent tornadoes, raging wildfires [...]
Florida Next In Line For Severe Storms After Tornado Terror Tears Through South
Storm Prep (FWC)
The Southern United States is reeling from a devastating wave of tornadoes and severe storms that have left a trail of destructio [...]
Polk County Deputies Arrest Davenport Teen After Attempted Evasion, Felony Charges Await
Colin Chad Chambers
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An 18-year-old Davenport man, Colin Chad Chambers, was arrested early Friday morning after attempting to e [...]
Florida State Park Burglary Ring Busted: Four Sentenced To 38 Years In Prison
Florida Preserve At Sunset (Unsplash)
Four individuals have been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for their roles in a series of burglar [...]