Category Archives: Local News

LPD Chief Womack: More Red-Light Cameras

Police Chief Lisa Womack said Friday that she wants to expand the city’s red-light camera [...]

Witnesses Unravel Coincidences Surrounding Ransom Email Sent to Wiles’ Father

A Polk County jury listened Friday to a second day of testimony in the case [...]

64 Year-Old-Man Shot By Police In Jail Infirmary, Accused of Firing Rounds in Dixieland

A 64-year-old man accused of aiming a handgun at Lakeland officers has been booked into [...]

Woman Charged In 2011 Crash That Killed Pedestrian on Memorial Boulevard

Polk County deputies arrested a 34-year-old woman involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian [...]

Dick Mullenax Seeks Re-Election to School Board

School Board member Dick Mullenax has filed for re-election to a second four-year term on [...]

Winter Haven Leisure Service Increasing Fees

Some fees for city of Winter Haven Leisure Services are going up, but not by [...]

Variety of Events to Choose From This Weekend

CABARET AT THE POLK is held at 7 and 10 p.m. at the Polk Theatre [...]

Annual Economic Breakfast: Economy, Population, Sales Activity Should Gather Steam

Things are looking up for the local and Florida economies in 2012. During a visit [...]

Trial Begins for Suspect Accused of Killling Missing Lakeland Man

Prosecutors began their case Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of a Cocoa Beach man [...]

Winter Haven Couple in Fatal Crash Known for Inspiring Good Times

A Winter Haven couple on their way home from a bikefest in Sarasota died Sunday [...]