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Winter Haven Police Officer Expected To Recover Following Motorcycle Crash
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (274+ words) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven police officer is expected to recover after a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of 1st Street North and Avenue D NW on Friday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 6:42 p.m. According to preliminary information…...
Winter Haven Police Officer Flown To Lakeland Regional After Motorcycle Crash
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (164+ words) Tampa Free Press - A Winter Haven police officer was hospitalized Friday evening after a traffic crash at the intersection of 1st Street North and Avenue D NW The incident occurred at approximately 6:42 p.m According to the Winter Haven Police Department, the…...
Florida Woman Accused Of Stabbing Friend With Scissors Over Uber Beer Dispute
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (280+ words) A Florida woman faces a felony charge after authorities said she stabbed a friend with a pair of scissors because he would not let her drink a beer inside an Uber vehicle. Lynn Marie Zamora, 32, was arrested Monday, July 13, and…...
Semi-Truck Overturns On Wet I-75 In Sumter County, Deltona Driver Hospitalized
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (123+ words) SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 75 on Friday afternoon after the driver lost control on a wet stretch of the highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. State troopers reported that the crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. near milepost…...
Florida Claws Back $710,000 For Crypto Scam Victim In Record-Breaking Recovery
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (362+ words) The Florida Attorney General’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit has returned $710,000 to a resident targeted in a cryptocurrency scam, marking the unit’s largest single recovery to date. The restitution follows a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s office and the Jacksonville…...
Pasco County Opens Sandbag Stations Ahead Of Expected Heavy Rainfall
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (203+ words) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco County government officials have activated multiple sandbag stations across the region in anticipation of heavy rainfall and potential flooding this weekend. The initiative aims to help residents protect properties located in low-lying and flood-prone areas. Two…...
Governor DeSantis Nominates Dr. Henry Mack As Florida Education Commissioner
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (217+ words) Governor Ron DeSantis recommended Dr. Henry Mack on Friday to serve as the state’s next Commissioner of Education. The recommendation follows a leadership transition, as former Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas was recently appointed president of Polk State College. Dr. Paul O....
Florida Man Receives 4 Life Sentences For Supplying Drugs To And Abusing 14-Year-Old
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (323+ words) A 61-year-old Florida man was sentenced to four consecutive life terms on Thursday following his June conviction for the sexual abuse of a minor, officials announced. Terry Franklin Pennington of Marion County was found guilty of three counts of lewd…...
Fort Myers Woman Arrested After 100 MPH Chase In The Florida Keys
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (177+ words) A 46-year-old Florida woman was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit through Key Largo. Alicia Nichole Longley, of Fort Myers, faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence, fleeing and eluding, possession of a…...
GPS Monitor Leads Polk County Deputies Straight To Lakeland Man Wanted In Lee County
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (109+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland man wanted for a probation violation was arrested without incident Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. David Nathanael Mott, 45, was taken into custody on July 16, 2026, at a residence on Saturn Street in Lakeland. Polk…...