The Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint-agency investigation focusing on those who prey upon and travel to meet children for unlawful sexual activity from May 2 nd through 10 th, 2025, ...

More than 50 mother-son pairs filled the dance floor at the Mother and Son Night Out Superhero Dance Party, a heartwarming ...

A wildfire that sparked within the Avon Park Bombing Range earlier this week prompted a swift response from the fire crews ...

A Column about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by James Coulter Earlier in April, not only did I have the opportunity to ...

James Coulter Mainstream religious films are hard to come by. In recent years, Hollywood has released a few good films like ...

A violent and tragic chain of events in Lakeland on Monday, May 12, 2025, claimed two lives — including that of an innocent bystander — after a shooting led to a high-speed crash into a home. Polk ...

Homicide detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a total of six people who were involved in the double-murder that occurred in the Secret Cove neighborhood of Lakeland on Monday ...

Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an early morning structure fire on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland. The suspected cause of the fire is arson. Crews responded at 3:54 a.m. and Engine 35 was first ...

A man was arrested on multiple charges following a violent altercation with deputies and emergency responders on May 6, 2025, in the area of Bell Tower Crossing West and Sienna Drive, authorities said ...

James Coulter One year passed since I moved out of Polk County. Recently, my editors were kind enough to finance a business ...

A Column about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by James Coulter On Wed. Apr. 16, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States ...