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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Mandalorian and Grogu's Big Screen Debut is Not So Big by James Coulter Seven years have passed since Star Wars last lit up movie screens. Disney once planned a full-blown cinematic universe, but ...

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 detail assignments. Acevedo ...

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Victoria Bateman as the county’s new Human Resources Director. Bateman will oversee the county’s Human Resources ...

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 ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking qualified men and women in Polk County who desire to work as substitute school crossing guards for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Substitute school ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit investigated a traffic-related fatality during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Frostproof. Around 12:30 a.m. that morning, a ...

MULBERRY, Fla. – An ultralight aircraft crashed near the intersection of Coronet Road and Highway 60 West in Mulberry on Saturday morning, prompting a large emergency response and the closure of ...

An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash Tuesday, June 30, 2026 and the other driver involved drove away from the scene. The crash occurred at around 9:00 am on Harden Boulevard in ...