A Lakeland man convicted of murdering his wife nearly 28 years ago is seeking to have his conviction set aside on grounds that another man, who's serving a life sentence for an unrelated Polk County murder, has confessed to the killing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA massive leak of contaminated water through a sinkhole at a Mosaic Co fertilizer facility in Florida will cost it $20 million to $50 million to fix, a company executive said on Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man who has robbed the same Winter Haven gas station three times since June.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareAn Orlando man has been arrested in connection to an internet-based banking scam that swindled at least one Polk County victim.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareState law required a supermajority vote from the City Commission to pass its $577 million 2016-17 budget. It beat it by two votes with a 7-to-0 decision, ending the low-drama budget cycle that started in June.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle traffic crash in Winter Haven, at the intersection of Avenue M NW and 34th Street NW.
All lanes - north and southbound - in that area are blocked at this time.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Recycling doesn't get the royal treatment in Imperial Polk County. Polk County homeowners have one of the worst — 57th out of 67 counties — recycling rates in the state at 9 percent, according to 2015 recycling figures compiled by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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