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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged 39-year-old Mark Anthony Poe of Frostproof for vehicular homicide (F2) yesterday, Sunday, June 26, 2022, after he caused a crash on S.R. 60 East at Stokes Road in Lake Wales that resulted in the death

A 39-year-old man from Polk County is facing a vehicular homicide charge after a fatal wrong-way crash on Sunday, according to the sheriff's office.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office Monday arrested a man they say is a Kissimmee pastor in connection with a case of exposing himself in May. Enginio Dali Muniz-Colon, 39, was arrested and charged with exposure of sexual organs. Bail and court information was not immediately available Monday, although the Sheriff's Office said he's being held on a $1,000 bond.

  LAKELAND, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested registered career offender 39-year-old Jason Cherry of Lakeland for Robbery on Monday. According to investigations Cherry robbed the SouthState bank located at 4719 S, Florida Ave. in Lakeland last Friday. Cherry is also being charged

LAKELAND, Fla. – Two men are being sought by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for retail theft that happened in Lakeland. The theft occurred at the Circle K store at 2109 West Memorial Blvd in Lakeland, on Sunday, June 19th at about 8:30 a.m. One

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, they received reports of a man exposing himself at a Starbucks. OCSO says on May 9 the suspect was reported as exposing himself on a Starbucks patio at 1041 W. Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee. Upon investigation, detectives identified, Enginio...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — More change is coming to the U.S. 192 corridor in Kissimmee where dozens of motels sit just around the corner from Disney World. Last week, WESH 2 News reported that the Magic Castle Inn and Suites were sold without notice and the tenants were abruptly kicked out. Some are occupied by tourists and others are occupied by long-term tenants who call Osceola County home.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Kissimmee pastor was arrested Monday after “exposing” himself at a local Starbucks, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received reports about the pastor sexually touching himself on May 9 at the Starbucks on 1041 W. Osceola Parkway.

FROSTPROOF — A 56-year-old woman was hit and killed near 800 West Frostproof Road on Saturday evening. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Dawna McKenzie and 37-year-old Jose Martinez of Frostproof were walking south on the west side of the road about 7 p.m. Martinez was walking on the fog line while McKenzie walked next to him on the roadway.

firefighters saved a family from their burning home on Wednesday, June 23rd, thanks to a Plant City police officer taking action.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A man from Frostproof drove the wrong way early Sunday morning on a Lake Wales road and caused a crash that killed a woman, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Now, 39-year-old Mark Poe faces a vehicular homicide charge for his actions, deputies said. He...

WARSAW — A man was recently arrested after allegedly punching his work supervisor in the head. Monte Carlton, 28, Bowling Green, Fla., is charged with battery causing serious bodily injury, a level 5 felony. On May 20, a Warsaw Police officer went to a local hospital regarding an incident...

Operators of local pregnancy care centers worried they might become targets following Friday’s announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court had nullified the Roe v. Wade ruling. At least one center in Polk County reported vandalism carried out during the weekend. The managers of LifeChoice Pregnancy Center in Winter Haven shared photos showing its building and sign defaced by spray-painted symbols and messages.

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – An off-duty Plant City Police officer and Pasco Firefighters saved two boys, who are both autistic and non-verbal, from a burning home. On Wednesday, June 23, 2022, just before 8:30 PM, Pasco County Fire Rescue 911 operators received a call that a

A Polk County man was charged with vehicular homicide after deputies said one person died in a wrong way crash early Sunday morning in Lake Wales.

UPDATE: June 27, 2022 (1:45 p.m.): An all-clear has been issued for Polk State’s Lakeland Campus. Heightened security has been lifted. Campus operations have returned to normal. June 27, 2022 (11:45 a.m.): Law enforcement is currently investigating a report of a suspicious package on Polk State College’s Lakeland Campus....

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - An off-duty Plant City police officer is being hailed as a hero after he helped firefighters rescue two children from their burning Zephyrhills home. Pasco County Fire Rescue said the fire broke out in the home on Doe Path Court around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Off-duty Plant City...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla — Vandals over the weekend hit a non-profit organization that provides pregnancy care following the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Spray paint marked the building of LifeChoice Pregnancy Center in Winter Haven before employees were able to cover it up with a new coat of paint, an employee told 10 Tampa Bay.

The leading Republican challenger hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, has been disqualified from the Republican primary in August. Scotty Moore of Orlando submitted an incorrect form to the Florida Division of Elections as part of his qualifying material to run in the U.S. House-District 9 election, according to a report from Florida Politics and an account from one of his Republican rivals. The Division of Elections did not immediately respond to a request from...