Smile for the cameras! Lakeland will soon have 41 red light and school zone speed cameras throughout the city. wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

It’s so nice working (in-person!) with Stacie Schaible and the whole WFLA NEWS stream center team every week. Catch the Staci(e)s every Wednesday at 11am. Stacie is on every morning. It’s a new kind of newscast. You should check it out!

While some call the grading system “arbitrary,” Polk County Public Schools superintendent says he is “thrilled” the district got a “B.” wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

REST IN PEACE: Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died in his Clearwater home at age 71, according to police. bit.ly/4lUnB2T

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Changes coming to Polk County high schools: wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

Six months to go until the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan. I will be there, along with an awesome team from Nexstar Media Group, Inc., bringing you all the twists & turns. As I say repeatedly in this video, "I'm so excited!" 🇮🇹

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“I can’t even hear myself think. On the weekends, it’s horrible. I’m a 74-year-old Vietnam combat-disabled veteran, and I can’t even sit on my back porch,” Gary Resmondo said. wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

The Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd says there will be more arrests if people don't stay off people's property on Lake Winterset. “We’re gonna lock y’all up until you figure out that you can’t misbehave in the community,” the sheriff said. “It’s over, folks. It’s over.” wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

The sheriff’s office reported one trespassing arrest this past weekend on Lake Winterset. A man, the office said, tied his boat to the sheriff’s “no trespassing” sign. wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

RAINBOW CROSSWALK REMOVED: A rainbow crosswalk that was part of the Pulse Memorial site in Florida was removed overnight. bit.ly/4msCVUT

DEVELOPING: Three people were taken to the hospital Friday following a pursuit that ended in a crash in Polk County, according to officials. bit.ly/47sSIOT

Police pursuit from Pasco County ends with crash in 98N in Lakeland.

Latest tropics outlook shows activity picking up mid-late September as expected. But nothing to be of concern in FL right now. That's because currently have a big trough/ jet stream dip deflecting long track storms back out to sea. The hope is that this pattern lasts for a while,

Is the party over at “The Point” on Lake Winterset? wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

The Florida surgeon general announced that the state is working to end all vaccine mandates. bit.ly/461HNsN

NEW VIDEO: The Lake Wales Police Department has released video showing one of its officers and his K-9 partner getting dragged through a parking lot by a driver who officials said was fleeing arrest. bit.ly/4pq7HQb

A lawyer for Talbot House Ministries tells me he and his client are "looking at locations that better take into account concerns from the community." They have withdrawn their application for 1115 E. Memorial Blvd. to be the future site of Talbot House. wfla.com/news/polk-coun…

“I would love to say there’s a sigh of relief but it doesn’t bring him back," said Shellie Lane, Blane Lane's mother after the verdict was announced. Cheryl Williams was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Deputy Blane Lane. wfla.com/news/polk-coun…