By Ethan Jones Every small downtown has its staple whether it's a favorite local restaurant or a unique attraction and downtown Lakeland is no different. Its newest addition, Pal’s Candy Shop, is ...

By Carl Fish, Daily Ridge News The Daily Ridge began looking into the July 22, 2025 Dundee Town Commission meeting after a resident, Michelle Lee Thompson, posted on Facebook expressing her ...

On August 17, 2025, Haines City Police Department Officers Elam and Ramirez conducted a traffic stop in the area of Florida Avenue and B Street. During the stop, the driver, identified as Jose Diaz ...

In a heartfelt effort to bolster community safety, the Culpepper Cardiac Foundation (CCF) recently installed an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Auburndale Community Church, marking another ...

Newly released details from an arrest affidavit shed light on a violent incident in Fort Meade that left one woman facing an attempted murder charge. According to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrest ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved changes to expand youth turkey hunting opportunities on public lands, giving young hunters more time in the field. During its ...

Polk County students head back to class Monday, August 11, and local officials are making safety a top priority. Both on the road and in school zones. The Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) Safe Stop ...

A Bartow man who has been in the Polk County Jail since last year was indicted by a grand jury for 1stDegree Murder during the Distribution of a Controlled Substance (FC) on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Frank ‘Bubba’ Smith Jr., age 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Bartow, FL on Su0, 2025. He was surrounded by his family. Bubba loved being a husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather ...

The PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash resulting in the death of the driver. The crash occurred at 2:35a.m on August 12, 2025 on Interstate 4 (I-4) at Memorial ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested 29-year-old Porfirio Cruz of Plant City following an investigation into an unlawful sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. The investigation ...