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LAKELAND, Fla — Last night at the RP Funding Center’s Youkey Theatre in Lakeland, Miss Seminole County, Lindsay Bettis, took home the coveted Miss Florida tiara in her final year of eligibility. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<. This was the seventh time 26-year-old Lindsay Bettis has...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 31-year-old Orlando man riding a bicycle was killed Sunday morning when he was struck by a car on State Road 559 near Auburndale, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 7:09 a.m. on SR-559, north of Sunset

Loud music could soon land Florida drivers with a ticket and a $114 fine as a new loud noise statute goes into effect in July.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 31-year-old Orlando man riding a bicycle was killed Sunday morning when he was struck by a car on State Road 559 near Auburndale, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 7:09 a.m. on SR-559, north of Sunset Lane, records show. A...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Miss Seminole County has been selected to represent Florida in the next Miss America Competition. 26-year-old Lindsay Bettis won the title in what was her seventh time vying for it, donning the tiara on stage Saturday night at the RP Funding Center’s Youkey Theatre in Lakeland in her final year of eligibility, according to a news release.

Justice Clarence Thomas has openly stated that the Supreme Court should reconsider contraception & gay marriage rulings. Clarence Thomas mentions Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell as examples of rulings that could be reconsidered. What does the US Code say about marriage?. 1 U.S. Code § 7 – Definition of “marriage” and...

  LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery that occurred earlier today, June 24th at the SouthState bank located at 4719 S, Florida Ave. in Lakeland. According to deputies at around 10:40 a.m., the man in these photos entered

Landsea Homes Corporation, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced that it closed on 103 homesites in Kissimmee. The Central Florida homes will be part of the Storey Creek master-planned community. “We’re excited to be a part of the acclaimed Storey Creek master-planned community situated in a prime location of central...

Charges say they were among rioters who entered Capitol during insurrection. Federal authorities announced they have arrested three St. Cloud residents arrested through continuing investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, right-wing attack on the U.S. Capitol. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced Sunday it had arrested Leslie...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery that occurred earlier. today, June 24th at the SouthState bank (4719 S, Florida Ave.) in Lakeland. At around 10:40 a.m., the man in these photos entered the bank and robbed one of the tellers. He told the teller he was armed. Once the suspect took the money, he fled the bank and was seen walking west through the Green Wise Publix parking lot and then crossing north into the Florida Technical College Parking lot. He then got into a dark colored sedan and drove away on Old Highway 37.

Friday’s Supreme Court decision on abortion led to multiple protests in the greater Tampa Bay region. The group Bans Off Our Bodies organized events in St. Petersburg, Lakeland and Sarasota. In St. Petersburg, about 500 attended the protest. WUSF spoke to a few of those attending and asked why they decided to speak up.

Polk County deputies are searching for a man they said robbed a bank in Lakeland Friday morning.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - It was a week of taking flight for one special group of women!. The 45th Air Race Classic teams celebrated their amazing feat on Sunday night. Fifty-one teams took flight on Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida, and on Friday they ended their journey right here in Terre Haute.

Coral Glades football officially has three players from their senior class heading to Warner University in Lake Wales for the 2022-23 football season. Senior Jordan Lyons helped the Jaguars to a 6-3 record and a trip to the State Playoffs for the first time in school history. Lyons had interest from several schools but chose Warner because of the revamp of the program that features an experienced group. This past season, Lyons recorded 13 tackles and two sacks in five games.

With soaring temperatures in the high 90s, OUC electric demand set a new all-time record in St. Cloud on Thursday, June 23. Air conditioners working to cool homes and offices pushed demand by OUC’s St. Cloud customers to 230 Megawatts (MW), up from the previous record of 222 MW on Wednesday, June 15.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are searching for a man they say robbed a bank Friday morning in Lakeland. According to the sheriff's office, a man entered the SouthState bank around 10:40 a.m. and robbed one of the tellers. He reportedly told them he was armed.

Mayor Mutz of Lakeland, Florida said that he made the LGBTQ proclamation ON HIS OWN BEHALF, not with the City Commissioners at the beginning of June 2022. https://www.lkldnow.com/lakeland-recognizes-june-as-pride-month-leaving-a-handful-unhappy/. This RINO MAYOR won’t ban abortions in Lakeland nor speak about it, and take a stand for the unborn…….but…… he will stand...

A 31-year-old Orlando man is dead after being stuck by car while bicycling north of Auburndale in Polk County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The cyclist was heading south on SR-559, north of Sunset Lane, at about 7 a.m. Sunday when he was hit by a 26-year-old Auburndale man driving a sedan in the same direction, the agency said in a news release.

We may not talk about Bruno, but we can see Mirabel, live and in person. Mirabel, the star of the animated hit Disney film, “Encanto,” made her in-person debut on Sunday at Walt Disney World in Florida. Character performers portraying Mirabel are part of a procession that moves...