Andy Kuppers

Twenty other food vendors fell short of standards for a wide variety of violations. See why.

Haines City police say the man was stopped for not having a tag, and when a second officer pulled up and got out of his car, the man sped at him.

Two of them had issues with insects or rodents. Fifteen other restaurants fell short of inspection standards.

Why did the food truck shut down? It wasn't roaches or rodents. Three restaurants had double-digit violations. And 17 had perfect initial inspections.

About 50 live roaches were found at one, and 30 rodent droppings were found at the other.

The restaurant closed for a day after an inspector found rodent droppings. Twenty-one other vendors fell short of standards July 14-31. See why.

The restaurant was closed for a day after an inspector noted 17 live roaches, 28 dead ones and 20 rodent droppings. It reopened the next day after a cleaning.

The food truck had six violations, none related to pests, and four of them seemed to be over the same plumbing issue. Twenty vendors were perfect in June.

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of its schools received an F.

This week's SPCA pets include a couple of affectionate and playful hounds and two cats -- one young and adventurous, the other a quiet lounger.

Rodent droppings forced a popular bar to shut down temporarily in May. See why 18 other Polk County food vendors failed to meet standards.

Roaches played a role in the temporarily closure of one cafe, and a few other inspections that failed to meet standards.

Three restaurants had violations related to roaches. On a positive note, 27 vendors had perfect inspections.

One food truck was temporarily shut down, and a popular clubhouse had 13 violations, including rodent droppings.

One of them had double-digit violations. Two others had nine each. Twenty-one vendors had perfect inspections. Here are the deatils.

After an image of a young girl on the ground during her mother's arrest went viral, Winter Haven police released body video of the incident.

One closed for a day to deal with roaches. Two others had violations for roaches, among 36 that fell short for various reasons in a three-week period.

One restaurant had 22 violations. Some had just clerical issues - certification, training or licenses. Only one had a pest violation. Nineteen vendors were perfect.

A hint of rodents pops up at one Polk County restaurant that's had trouble in the past. Twelve other restaurants fall short of standards. See why.

This year's Ironman 70.3 Florida will bring at least 2,000 athletes to the Haines City area, and road closures and traffic delays as far as Lake Wales.