Lakeland FL

The City of Lakeland will equip some vehicles with sensors to automatically monitor road conditions.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay's public radio and television stations are looking at how they'll move forward without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After Congress voted to defund its operations over the summer, the 58-year-old organization's board voted to dissolve the CPB this week. "We absolutely feel the fact...

A judge sentenced Marcelle Jerill Waldon to death on Monday, Jan. 5, for the November 2020 murders of former Lakeland City Commissioner Edith “Edie” Yates Henderson and her husband, real estate developer David Henderson. The sentence comes nearly two years after a jury found him guilty of two...

LUTZ, Fla. - It is a very special day for a Tampa Bay veteran as he received a brand-new wheelchair on Wednesday morning courtesy of Freedom Alliance. U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Jerry Wayne Padgett II now has a new all-terrain wheelchair. The backstory:. He enlisted in the Navy...

Black & Brew Coffee House & Bistro opened its fourth location at Lakeland Regional Health on Jan. 2. Cafe hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children. “We’ve envisioned this place that is...

A Sunday evening drive turned deadly on West Pipkin Road after a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction caused a severe head-on collision, leaving one driver dead and another critically injured. The crash happened just after 7:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Pipkin Road. According to the Lakeland...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA)—The Bartow Fire Department battled a massive fire at Sonny’s BBQ on Wednesday morning. Crews responded to 595 North Broadway Avenue regarding a fire at the restaurant. No other details were immediately available.

A driver of a stolen vehicle died Monday evening following a traffic crash in Palmetto. At 8:00 p.m., deputies received an alert from Hillsborough County regarding a stolen vehicle traveling southbound in the 7300 block of U.S. 41 near Palmetto. Deputies located the stolen Honda Accord in the 4900 block of U.S. 41....

BRANDON, Fla. — Florida is now among more than 30 states reporting very high flu activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and Tampa Bay doctors say they are seeing it firsthand in emergency rooms. At HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Emergency Physician and Residency...

TAMPA, Fla. - Once again, TECO customers are seeing higher electric bills after a new base rate increase. This marks the fourth time TECO bills have gone up over the last 13 months. What we know:. For a typical TECO customer — using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity — this latest...