Lakeland FL

Driving along New Tampa Highway in Lakeland, Florida, it is hard not to notice the unexpected shape rising above the surrounding industrial buildings. At first, it does not quite register, and then it becomes clear that this is not an ordinary water tower. Standing at 146 feet, it was built...

Looking for something useful around town? Winter Haven neighbors are giving away a few great items this week — from furniture to electronics. Check out what’s available below!

In a city familiar with championship celebrations, Sydny Nasello helped deliver a first of its kind. The Sun forward played a central role in securing the Tampa Bay area’s first-ever title for a women’s pro sports team, earning championship MVP honors. For Nasello, a Land O’ Lakes graduate...

The Lakeland Police Department is proud to join The Drug Enforcement Administration and its national and community partners for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, for citizens to dispose of unwanted, unneeded, and expired human and pet medications in a safe manner. We want to make it quick and easy for you with a drive-through drop...

Greenspring Realty Partners, a Baltimore area real estate firm, bought a Polk County property that houses truck dealer Lakeland Florida Kenworth. County records show the 2.46-acre property at 5004 Combee Road N. sold for $1.9 million to an LLC with Greenspring’s address. The seller is Polk Truck Sales Inc. According to the property records, the land was transferred to Polk Truck from The Flat Iron Land...

A Mulberry woman was arrested on drug charges after admitting to having drugs in her truck. An officer spotted a white Ford F-150 pickup truck at Wawa, located at 11770 U.S. Hwy. 301, around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. A check of the tag revealed the registered owner, 28-year-old Megan Lynn Gold, had an invalid license due to...

A Saturday evening burst of high-speed driving on westbound I-4 ended with a 22-year-old Apopka man in handcuffs and a Plant City motorcyclist facing life-altering injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the wreck unfolded around 7:20 p.m. near the 16.5-mile marker when two fast-moving vehicles blew past a marked patrol car and one clipped a motorcycle, launching the...

A convicted felon was arrested after a crime spree in Central Florida. The post Convicted Felon Arrested after Crime Spree in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

Lakeland commissioners voted 5-2 Monday, April 6, to reopen Talbot House’s controversial proposal for a large social services campus and shelter on Memorial Boulevard, after a lively meeting that drew more than 75 residents. The vote does not approve the project. It sends the case back for a new...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A pasture in Fort Meade turned into a grim crime scene last month after nine cattle were gunned down under the cover of night. Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Crimes Unit are now scrambling for leads in what they are treating as a targeted shooting on Lake Buffum Road West.