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 ...

Questions are being raised inside the Haines City Police Department as current and former officers point to declining morale, multiple recent departures, and concerns over the leadership of Police ...

A Wisconsin woman who was renting an AirBNB in Davenport and purposely hit the security guard at the condominium complex with her car was picked up at the Orlando Airport on a Polk County warrant for ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Now look at me, Michael. I knew that you were different from the moment that you were born. You are different from your brothers. You have a very special light.” – Katherine Jackson, Michael (2026) ...

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 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 ...

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 ...