Lakeland FL

Although drinking water for much of the region appears to meet EPA standards, water, sediments, and fish in Tampa Bay often don’t. The post Potentially dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found across Tampa Bay region appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

With its neon glow, checkerboard floors, and retro charm, Vibin’ Vinny’s is ready to twist, shout, and celebrate a major boost: a $50,000 grant from the City of Lake Wales. At its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board awarded the downtown...

Hillsborough County will be distributing clean drinking and cooking water to areas of Dover impacted by little or no water supply.

BARTOW, Fla. — A program in Polk County is continuing to drive diversity in public safety. The Proactive Diversity Recruitment and Training Program, which started in 2005, recently marked its 20 years of service to the community. If you asked program coordinator Kelly Rucker where she’d be 12 years...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Late Wednesday night in Lakeland, a ride under the stars turned into a one-way trip to the Polk County Jail for a local man who decided to test the limits of a traffic stop. Investigators say around 11 p.m. on February 4th, a Polk County deputy...

The Florida Strawberry Festival is pleased to announce that discounted admission tickets for the 2026 Festival will be available for purchase starting in February at participating Publix Super Market stores throughout Central Florida. Advance discounted tickets will be sold at Publix from February 1 through March 8,...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Polk County tax preparer is facing nearly five years in prison for falsifying tax returns for himself and other people he was assisting, according to officials. A federal judge sentenced Jeffrey Dixon of Lakeland to four years and nine months in federal prison while ordering...

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has turned to the community in a public appeal posted on their social media to aid in locating a man wanted on serious charges. Angel Montanez Jr., a 31-year-old individual, is at the center of this police search detailed in the most recent post by #teamHCSO. The charges against...

LAKELAND, Fla. – What began as a mechanical failure on a Lakeland roadway ended in a series of criminal charges for 28-year-old Billy Wayne Dunn Jr. on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 9:07 pm on February 4th, when Dunn was driving his black Mercedes along New Tampa Highway.

Renewing vehicle registrations or obtaining a marriage license should become more convenient in the future for residents of Polk County’s northwest region. A new government center, which would replace the current center in Lakeland, took a giant leap forward with a vote Feb. 3 to buy the land for the project at $5.5...