Lakeland FL

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) - A possible medical episode could be the cause of a semi truck crash in a residential neighborhood in Lakeland, Fla. Acc0rding

With dozens of locations open or in the works all over the country, from Florida to California, to New Jersey, to Washington, Vampire Penguin is “Taking Over the World, One Shaved Snow at a Time.”. As the brand builds out its presence on Florida’s west coast, where it already...

Colorado-based defense contractor Orion Edge is moving its corporate headquarters to Tampa, bringing 20 high-wage jobs and $20 million in new investment to Hillsborough County. The company develops tactical electronic warfare systems that help U.S. forces disrupt enemy communications and drone navigation networks...

Keke's Breakfast Cafe at 1830 North Bruce B Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, accumulated 18 violations during a routine food safety inspection conducted by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation on October 27, 2025, according to state records.

BRANDON, Fla. — Two families who didn't know each other welcomed baby boys with the same name, minutes apart at a hospital in Hillsborough County. Miles and Myles may have different parents, hometowns and were born in different rooms, but they share a special story. The two were born 11 minutes apart on Oct. 27 at...

Massachusetts-based Insa is currently one of the smaller competitors in Florida’s medical marijuana market, with only nine dispensaries — including two in Orlando — across the state. But they’ve got huge potential for expansion The post Insa dispensaries’ Central Florida cultivation complex is modern and massive...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has officially welcomed a new cohort of detention deputies, as shared in a recent social media announcement. The latest graduating class, referred to as Detention Class 25-05, has concluded their demanding training regimen and have taken the oath to serve the local community...

In addition to electing a new mayor and two commissioners, Lakeland voters opted to raise the maximum number of years city commissioners can serve from 12 to 20. There were three proposed amendments to the city’s charter on the ballot Tuesday. Amendments 1 and 3 were fairly noncontroversial, designed to clean up the...

TAMPA - Sometimes miracle workers show up in the most interesting places. In the Hillsborough County Courthouse Tuesday, an attorney became one such miracle worker and presented a gift to his client. The backstory:. Timothy Shirey was arrested in September 2023 after a drunken rampage in Temple Terrace. The police...

Polk County’s food relief network is preparing for the expected lapse of SNAP benefits the same way it mobilized for COVID — quickly, collectively and at emergency scale. On Nov. 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will use roughly $4.6 billion from a contingency fund to cover about half of November’s...