Hardee County, FL

Southwest Florida is represented nearly entirely by Republicans elected on fiscally conservative platforms. Still, a list of “turkeys” from Florida TaxWatch marked many a member project in the region for a recommended veto. And Hardee County, a community of around 27,400 people according to latest state estimates, ended up on...

Hardee County, Florida, orange grower Kenny Sanders saw his orange production dip in the 2020-21 season compared to the prior year. However, he still made a good profit, thanks to strong fruit prices. “I went down from 400 boxes an acre to 308 boxes, which I can live with, but...

Fruit drop, drought, fruit quality, production costs, deer and Diaprepes root weevil were among problems that bothered Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association (PRVCGA) members in the 2020-21 season. Those were the issues raised by panelists at a PRVCGA grower roundtable luncheon on May 4 in Hardee County, Florida. “The...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a woman they believe could be endangered. Amy Barco was last seen at around 10:55 p.m., Thursday driving into Hardee County from Manatee County after threatening to harm herself. She was driving a silver 2011...

ZOLFO SPRINGS, Fla. - A Hardee County school resource officer helped wrangle a scaly intruder this morning. A small alligator wandered onto campus at Zolfo Springs Elementary, so SRO Jennifer Soria and two fellow Hardee County Sheriff’s Office deputies had to remove the "uninvited guest" as they put it. After...

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A school bus carrying three children was involved in a crash that caused the bus to overturn on its side, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP says that the bus veered off of Heard Bridge Road in Hardee County just north of East Rea Road. The bus then overcorrected back onto the roadway which, in turn, caused the bus to flip on its side.

TAMPA, Fla. — 7:21 a.m. The National Weather Service drops Hardee County tornado warning. Strong storms still heading that way. 6:50 a.m.: A tornado warning has been issued for Hardee County until 7:30 a.m. A frontal boundary has stalled over Tampa Bay and is expected to hang around until Wednesday.

Deputies are offering a reward for anyone who can aid in their search for a person they say is wanted for two counts of attempted murder. Hardee County Sheriff's Office says Paulos Amogne, 37, is wanted for two counts of second-degree murder. They say Amogne is also facing charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

WAUCHULA, Fla. — The Hardee County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding two missing kids. Deputies say Jordan Grinshaw, 15, and Aiden Grinshaw, 12, were last seen around 4 p.m. in Wauchula. Jordan was last known to be wearing a black hoodie, while Aiden had on a light blue...

Duke Energy Florida is building two additional solar sites, one in Citrus County and the other in Hardee County. Duke Energy spokesperson Ana Gibbs explained the two new solar sites. “There’s probably more similarities than there are differences, in that, this is just — not all of these solar power...

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — Three deputies involved in a shooting that injured a 14-year-old boy accused of burglarizing a home last November have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the sheriff's office announced Friday. According to Hardee County Sheriff's Office, the State Attorney's Office determined that the shooting was justified under...

Duval County added seven more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, while Florida recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality to date in Tuesday’s daily report. For the first time in the pandemic, the Florida Department of Health recorded a COVID-19 death in the 0-4 age bracket, listed as a 4-year-old girl in Hardee County.

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. – The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for an attempted homicide that took place on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the area of Kelly Roberts Road in Zolfo Springs, Florida. Investigators say they received a call for service in this area...

Florida cousins captured the biggest reported snake in the area on their property in Hardee County. Aaron Brown spotted the Burmese python while driving with his mother past their property. After noticing the 16-foot snake, he called his cousin, William Wilkinson. Together, Brown, Wilkinson and Wilkinson's son caught and shot...

We mean, it was a really big snake. This one wasn’t found in The Everglades. Zolfo Springs in Hardee County isn’t known as a place to find exotic snakes. However, a man saw something on his family’s property. He called a family member for help and they shot the snake....

Because in Florida, you don't just find snakes, you find 16-foot 300lb pythons on your property. Hardee County, Florida man Aaron Brown tells WFLA he was driving on his family's property when something caught his eye. That something was a snake...a snake was big enough to get his attention while he was driving.