Local News from NewsTalk 730

It’ll be a somber day at a school in Polk County. A 10th grade girl at Winter Haven High School was killed yesterday morning in a school bus crash. The sheriff’s office says a car crossed the center line and hit the back of the bus, which then swerved into the opposite lane and hit Continue reading

Two men are in custody after four people were shot during a large outdoor gathering near Lake Wales. Polk County deputies have arrested 20-year-old Richard William Fante of Lakeland and 19-year-old Cordae DeShawn Hammonds of Avon Park. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the September 27th shooting left four people injured. Investigators interviewed more than Continue reading

A new perpetual trophy has been unveiled ahead of the 75th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, set for March 20th, 2027. Named for race founder Alec Ulmann, the trophy features several nods to Sebring’s history — including its World War Two roots as Hendricks Field. Its six panels honor the original six-hour endurance race, Continue reading

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit and the State Attorney’s Office say two sex offenders have recently been sentenced to prison in separate cases. Jamarkis Lamon Allen received 15 years for unlawful sexual activity with a minor and aggravated battery stemming from a 2024 case, and was designated a sexual offender. Timmy Allen Continue reading

A verdict is in in the TJ Wiggins murder trial. A Polk County jury has found Tony Lee “TJ” Wiggins Jr. guilty on all three counts of first-degree murder in the 2020 deaths of Damion Tillman, Brandon Rollins and Keven Springfield. The three men were killed while meeting for a night of fishing near Frostproof. Continue reading