LAKELAND, FL (July 7, 2026) – On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, an arrest warrant was issued for 44-year-old Miguel Acevedo, following an investigation that determined he had falsified time slips for off-duty ...

By Carl Fish HAINES CITY — Haines City commissioners are scheduled to discuss the results of their city manager candidate rankings this week as the search for the city’s next permanent chief executive ...

The following is a PSA from Polk County Government Florida: Placing unauthorized signs in Polk County right-of-way areas can now result in a $250 fine per sign under a new enforcement ordinance ...

Seven years have passed since Star Wars last lit up movie screens. Disney once planned a full-blown cinematic universe, but after Solo crashed in 2018, the company retreated to its new streaming ...

Polk County officials and the Polk County Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 3531 have reached a tentative agreement that would transition Polk County Fire Rescue to a four-shift, or D-shift, ...

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — A convicted felon is facing multiple felony charges after the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he pointed a firearm at deputies who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at an ...

MULBERRY, Fla. – A Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest Thursday of a Lakeland man accused of exposing himself to a 5-year-old girl inside the Mulberry Walmart earlier this week, according to the Polk ...

Polk County’s most crash‑prone county‑owned road will receive a new traffic signal at an intersection long criticized for heavy congestion and confusing lane shifts. At their regular meeting on Tues.

The 2020s are quickly becoming the decade of indie animation, and no studio has shaped this renaissance more than Glitch Productions. In just the past five years, they’ve delivered breakout hits like ...