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Arrested for 'science project gone wrong,' Bartow high school student talks

 

Standing hand-in-hand with her twin sister, Kiera Wilmot took to the podium.  "I made the mistake of performing my experiment outside of the classroom,

Teen arrested in shooting outside Lakeland park designed to keep kids out of…

A Polk County park that keeps kids out of trouble became the center of an armed robbery and shooting investigation.

Fighting for her life: McKinze Clayton diagnosed with 2nd cancer - but there's…

The day our story aired, seven-year-old cancer patient McKinze Clayton was also diagnosed with a second cancer -- Acute myeloid leukemia.

Off-duty deputy loses department gun and badge in robbery outside Publix

An off-duty sheriff's deputy got to experience the other side of crime over the weekend, when she got robbed on her way into a Winter Haven Publix.

Sex offender lives at the home where a Polk Co. bus driver is accused of…

A Polk County school bus driver, caught on cell phone video bringing a busload of middle and high school-aged students to her house to allegedly fight in the

Lakeland Christian seventh grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee

A Lakeland Christian middle school student will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month.   Lee Wall, 13, enjoys everything about learning

Neighborhood fighting RaceTrac development over traffic and noise concerns

For the last three years, residents in the Christina subdivision in Lakeland have been fighting the RaceTrac gas station and convenience store. The

Deputies: 11-year-old boy brought knife to school and threatened to stab teacher

Two elementary students at Eagle Lake Elementary are being praised for stopping what could have been a dangerous situation after a boy brought a knife to

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: Retail theft ring busted, 18 face charges

Eighteen people face charges in as a result of a organized retail theft investigation covering Polk and Hillsborough counties.   INSIDE:  Replay of the Grady

Neighbors fighting to stop the dust blowing into their homes from Bartow cement…

Every month, Willadean Walsh vacuums up at least a half a bag of what she believes is cement dust off her bedroom floor. She wants the nearby cement plant shut

Case dropped against Bartow HS student who said school project went wrong

The State Attorney’s Office has completed a review of an incident involving a Bartow High School student.

Two men arrested for stealing cars and selling parts in so-called chop shop

At least two Polk County men are accused of running a chop shop, where they stole vehicles and sold their parts.

Newspaper deliveryman who shot man in self defense: "I'd do it again if I had…

Delivering the Sunday morning newspaper turned into a scary gunfight for a Lakeland Ledger carrier and her boyfriend.

Sheriff Grady Judd: 92 busted in web prostitution ad sting in Polk County

Polk County detectives have arrested dozens in an undercover operation involving online prostitution advertising.   INSIDE: Complete list of people arrested |

Police: Newspaper deliveryman shoots allegedly drunken man tapping on window…

Police say a newspaper deliveryman shot an allegedly drunken man who thought he was confronting his brother in Winter Haven.

Sheriff: Bus driver drove students to house and staged fight between students…

A Polk County bus driver is accused of driving a bus load of middle and high school aged children to her house and staged a fight between two students in her

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