Lakeland News

Deputies in Polk County are looking for a man who robbed one convenience store where he dropped a plastic bag of marijuana during his get-away and was later seen at another store Sunday morning where he took money from the check-out counter.

Nicky Scott Tolzmann is a suspect in the death of Gene Hockey. Polk County Sheriiff's deputies are trying to find him as detectives investigate the fatal stabbing of Gene Hockey that occurred about 5:30 a.m. Friday in his home at 1905 Suzanne Lane in South Lakeland.

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. LAKELAND One of two bats found floating in a Lakeland pool Friday tested positive for rabies, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

During two separate investigations, undercover Polk County Sheriff's detectives located three separate marijuana grow houses on Wednesday.

Polk deputies discovered three marijuana grow houses during two separate investigations Wednesday, according to sheriff's office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer.

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. LAKELAND A 24-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts in connection with a fatal crash in February on County Road 540-A. Jason Torres is charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter stemming from the Feb.

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. LAKELAND A suspect in a Lakeland home invasion was being questioned by Lakeland police Wednesday evening after the incident left one man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to police.

Police in Lakeland are investigating a shooting in the 1100 block of Olive Street.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. For the second time this year, a CBS reality program includes a contestant with ties to Polk County.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. LAKELAND A clerk at the Lucky Too food store in North Lakeland was pistol whipped and robbed today, according to Lakeland police.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. LAKELAND "It's different." IN OTHER ACTION City commissioners met Monday and took the following action: Renewed an agreement to provide fire service to some parts of Polk County adjacent to the city, for which the city will be paid about $366,000 per ...

A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were taken to hospitals, officials said Saturday.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. LAKELAND Daniel Joseph Dorsch, who owned the Papa John's pizza franchises in Polk County and the Fun Bike Center in Lakeland, died with his wife, Cynthia, in a plane crash Sunday in Virginia, according to a company press release.

When Donna Stark saw the medium-sized beetle one evening in 2007, she wasn't sure what it was.

Reported by: Elizabeth Dinh Email: edinh@wfts.com Contributor: Chad Cookler Last Update: 7:57 pm LAKELAND, FL -- M embers of Lakeland's Maranatha Baptist Church brought their bibles to Sunday's service, as usual.

Jim Thompson sat on his back porch Saturday afternoon, watching a storm well to the south of him.

Polk's Nature Discovery Center, located at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, will host several nature-based programs this month.

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Protestors rallied at a Tea Party today on a busy Pensacola intersection. The protestors set up shop on the corner of Creighton Road And Ninth Avenue.

Authorities in Lakeland say they have located a 78-year-old Alzheimer's patient who walked away from his home and did not return.