Lakeland FL

The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is pleased to announce the successful closing of the property located at 820 N. Massachusetts Avenue, home to the popular Haus 820 event venue. Following approval by the Lakeland City Commission in December 2025, acting as the CRA Board, Haus Management officially acqui

Celebrate America’s 250th at Florida’s Hottest Show on Dirt with Two Nights of Full Rodeo Action, Patriotic Fun, and Family Entertainment. Florida sunshine meets cowboy grit at the Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival, presented by Bartow Ford, July 17-18 at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds. Tampa Bay’s hottest summer

LAKELAND, Fla. — A new hospital opening next month is looking to fill more than a thousand jobs as it prepares to serve one of Florida’s fastest-growing regions. Hundreds of people recently made their way to Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital, located at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland, for

Polk County has completed the Imperial Lakes Boulevard Drainage Improvements Project, a major infrastructure effort designed to reduce roadway flooding and improve stormwater management within the Imperial Lakes community in Mulberry. The $8.17 million project focused on a section of Imperial Lakes Boulevard near Count

Michael Gilley LAKELAND, Fla. – A 52-year-old Lakeland man faces nearly a dozen criminal charges...

Breaking News From Tampa Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. – A Monday evening flight between two...

Emergency response agencies are currently at the scene of a fatal small plane crash that occurred this evening, Monday, June 15, 2026, in north Lakeland. Here is what has been confirmed so far regarding the active scene:. The Incident: Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an “Aircraft Emergency” call at...

A small aircraft crashed in north Lakeland on last evening around 8 p.m., killing at least one person and scattering wreckage near homes off the 11000 block of Moore Road. Neighbors reported a sudden, loud impact and said they watched the plane fall from the sky before emergency crews rushed in. Polk County Fire Rescue

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s fan-favorite native grocer Publix already boasts nearly 900 stores in the Sunshine State — and another four are soon set to open. That’s according to the company’s website, which shows the locations that are next to open their doors to customers.

A pop-up exhibit called the "Museum of Unnatural Disasters," wrapped up in Washington D.C. on Sunday — it included hurricane survivors from the Tampa Bay region who shared their stories with visitors. The mobile museum was parked in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall, where photos and artifacts were...