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The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of May 29, 2023 – June 4, 2023. The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A large law enforcement presence was spotted Monday night in an Osceola County neighborhood, but authorities have not yet released any details about the situation. Osceola County deputies were at the scene on Derby Drive just east of Kissimmee, for hours. News 6 has made several...

MULBERRY, Fla. (WFLA) — A groundbreaking ceremony will be held for a new clean hydrogen and carbon plant Tuesday morning. The plant will be built on 10-acres of land off Old Highway 37 in Mulberry by Korea-based LowCarbon Hydrogen Corporation. According to a release, the event symbolizes the collaboration between LowCarbon, Florida-based Ocean Green Hydrogen […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — One person is recovering after being shot at a restaurant and bar Sunday night. Police are investigating what led up to the shooting at The Breeze. One person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Police called it an isolated incident. Officials have not released any more...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Commission threw its full support Monday afternoon behind a $100 million traffic project that is supposed to solve a commuter nightmare. If you’ve ever driven down John Young Parkway anywhere near Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee, you know the two lanes in...

Family members said Standall Brooks was cleaning the windows of the Economy Inn Suites when he was hit by the driver.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim in a crash that happened Saturday afternoon. A Winter Haven man, 33-year-old Standall Brooks, was outside of a motel office at Economy Inn Suites when the crash occurred, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies said around...

Within days of Chance Witherington's first breath, he was taken from his mom by the Department of Children and Families and placed in foster care in Polk County.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped in a mobile home during a fire in Polk County. Crews said they responded to a medical call in Babson Park that escalated into a fire with a trapped person. When they arrived at the fire, they were unable...

Multiple Kohl’s department stores across Central Florida were the subject of hoax bomb threats sent to multiple local news organizations on Friday as part of a disturbing nationwide trend. The Orlando Sentinel and WFTV-Channel 9 News received an email Friday afternoon from an unknown source stating that three local Kohl’s stores would be bombed. The locations were the Kohl’s stores on Alafaya ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — School’s out for summer but the job doesn’t stop for Osceola County school leaders. The district is holding a job fair Tuesday in hopes of filling several positions within its transportation department. What You Need To Know. The job fair runs from 10...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 71-year-old Haines City woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 10:53 a.m. near the intersection of Chickasaw Trail and State Road 408. According to a crash...

When Lake Wales made the state tournament in 1995 in Gainesville, head coach Nancy Denton and her father Don Ramsay, who helped her as an assistant coach, were sitting in the dugout prior to the championship game against Naples. Ramsay reached over, patted her knee and said, "We made it. We are here."

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The next leader of one of the fastest growing counties in Florida got some facetime with their future constituents. The next superintendent of the School District of Osceola County will be named June 13. All four finalists work in school districts in the State of Florida,...

Located in Davenport, Florida, at 1021 Fantasy Dr., the street name says it all. This bold mansion is designed to give visitors the true Hollywood experience — right from the giant Oscar entryway. The home also includes 20 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, a bowling alley, an indoor basketball court and...

Lakeland Square Mall, situated on the northern side of Lakeland, Florida, has been a shopping cornerstone for Polk County for over three decades. It opened in 1988, providing a retail oasis between Tampa and Orlando, particularly for those journeying along the I-4. The developer, Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Homart...

Kissimmee officials have confirmed one person was injured with with non-life threatening injuries stemming from a shooting just after late Sunday into Monday morning near Breeze bar on Dakin Street in downtown Kissimmee. That individual was transported to surgery and is in stable condition, a city spokesperson said. Kissimmee Police...

Summer classes have started at Polk State College and enrollment continues for classes that will begin on June 26 for the six-week summer session. Registration is also taking place for the Fall 2023 Semester which will start on August 14. Currently enrolled Polk State students can register for classes in...

Joan Pezzani and her neighbors have had enough of the periodic flooding of Imperial Lakes Boulevard, which serves as the only way in or out of the massive 1,700-acre golf course community with housing and commercial developments in Mulberry. “This has apparently been going on for years and years and...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 22-year-old De’Andre Gilford (AKA Guilford)...