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Three Wal-Mart employees involved in the apprehension of a suspected shoplifter earlier this year have been charged with contributing to the man's death while in their custody.

An 18-year-old cold case has been solved in the fatal shooting of a man in North Lakeland.

Florida's governor said Friday the state likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland.

Thursday night was the last night of a two-week extravaganza of the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

A judge on Thursday rejected a motion by rapper Kevin Gates that a misdemeanor battery charge against him be dismissed.

As many as 2,500 people from across the Southeast are expected to be in town Sunday for an event that aims to empower minority communities.

A controversial fire assessment enacted in 2013 would increase 8 percent under Haines City's proposed 2016-17 budget.

Polk County School Board member Tim Harris does not support changes to the board's anti-harassment policy that he thinks could be interpreted to allow students to use whichever bathroom they want.

Ashley Troutman was 22, driving home from his job at Publix Super Markets on Harden Boulevard when he saw the flashing blue lights.

The Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing endangered man, David Lavaris Jones.