Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Polk County's tourism strategy is paying off, with private businesses investing heavily in new attractions and accommodations ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Two teenagers from New England have been arrested and taken to Polk County after authorities say they ...

A 12-year-old Fortnite gamer was victimized twice in two days by “swatting” calls, and the culprits were his online ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

A 15-year-old boy from East Hartford, Connecticut and a 14-year-old boy from Syracuse, New York are accused of “swatting,” a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — On Thursday, News Channel 8 brought you a story about two out-of-state teens arrested for prank calling 911. On Friday, the family of one of those teens shared their side to ...

The BriefTwo teenagers from New York and Connecticut were arrested for making false emergency calls that led to two swatting ...

Polk County Sheriff (PCSO) said they have arrested a 15-year-old from Connecticut and a 14-year-old from New York for an ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced the arrests of two out-of-state teenagers accused of swatting a ...

Two teenagers from the Northeast who are accused of ‘swatting’ a 12-year-old and his family in Poinciana have been brought to ...

Two teenage suspects, one from Syracuse and another from Connecticut, have been arrested by law enforcement in Florida for a ...