The Florida Legislature in the 2025 session passed SB 2508, which increases the number of judges in the Lakeland-based Sixth ...

CSX has announced it will close the North Florida Avenue railroad crossing, located between Main Street and Pine Street, ...

While no vote was cast, Lakeland’s planning and zoning board heard from residents and business owners about plans to relocate ...

High school students in Polk County are spending their summer learning about trauma, nuclear medicine and blood at Lakeland ...

Teen Was Sought on Warrants for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon and Burglary LAKELAND, Fla. - William Lee Copeland, an ...

A 5th grader in Lakeland got an unexpected surprise from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies lined up to support Jude, ...

After a stellar career at Lakeland High School, Anthony Frobose was drafted by the New York Mets and will forgo college to ...

Two commissioners raised concerns about the density of the project - 16.7 units per acre - and traffic issues on the narrow ...

A 15-year-old girl is out of danger and two people are behind bars after an undercover operation in Central Florida ended<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

A Lakeland woman has drawn international attention for her arrest last week after she allegedly uttered the phase “Delay, deny, depose” on a phone call with an insurance representative, and ...

Lakeland Commissioner Bill Read will resign from his Northeast District seat effective December 21, 2025. Read has had ...

UF returns juniors Grayson “Pup” Howard and Jaden Robinson, along with sophomores Myles Graham and Aaron Chiles. Each ...