HEAT ADVISORY: Near-record heat to end the workweek
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Thursday’s forecast features a near-record high of 96° and a Heat Advisory across the Tampa Bay. A Heat Advisory is active for all Tampa Bay area counties on Thursday from 11 am until 8 pm due to heat indices reaching or possibly exceeding 110°. Hazy conditions will begin to settle in across […]
Midtown’s Next Chapter: From Fighting Blight to Guiding Growth
A new draft of the Midtown redevelopment plan recently released by the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) imagines an area where more people live near Lakeland Regional Health, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue becomes a stronger business corridor, Tigertown draws visitors year-round, and trails connect Bonnet S
Polk County Public Schools needs dozens of bus drivers before start of classes
LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County Public Schools officials are urgently hiring full-time bus drivers to fill 70 vacancies caused by rapid population growth and recent retirements. The school district currently employs 440 full-time drivers but needs to fill 70 vacancies before classes begin on Aug. 11. Open positions offer
Hillsborough County Detectives Hunt For ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect On The Run
Esteban Santana Jr. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives are turning to...
Feels-like temps could reach 110° this weekend | Weather Impact Alert
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 10 Tampa Bay News Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert for Thursday through Saturday afternoons for dangerous heat. Feels-like temperatures will be anywhere between 105°-110°, with maybe higher heat index values across parts of the Tampa Bay area. Be sure...
Airport Arrest Grounds Wisconsin Woman After Gate-Crashing Attack On Florida Security Guard
Tayquanna Butler POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 32-year-old Wisconsin woman trying to catch a flight...
King’s Church outgrows historic Lakeland site, will move its services
It took only four years for The King’s Church to outgrow its building. The church, which began holding services in 2022 at a historic site in Lakeland’s South Lake Morton neighborhood, will soon shift to a larger sanctuary. In the process, The King’s Church will follow the course of another church that previously occup
Missing Winter Haven Woman Located Safe
Tammy Barton WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Tammy Barton has been located and is safe, according...
Lakeland Force Main Break Spills 85,000 Gallons
A cracked sewer line turned part of north Lakeland into a messy holiday job site last Friday and Saturday after a broken force main near U.S. 98 North sent an estimated 85,000 gallons of sewage into the ground and a nearby storm drain. Crews worked through the night to contain the leak and recover most of the discharge
Tampa Bay’s best things to do this week, including a Dunedin ghost hunt, Drunk...
Have a look at what’s going down the week of July 9-16, and don’t forget, you can always submit to CL’s calendar. The post Tampa Bay’s best things to do this week, including a Dunedin ghost hunt, Drunk Tampa History and more appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .
