Lakeland FL

Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States with about 8,500 miles of tidal shoreline. While a waterfront view seems idyllic, the reality is, communities and their residents are dealing with the pressures of rising sea levels. Global warming has elevated Florida's water by about eight inches since

What started as a “person-down” call at a Shell gas station in Plant City, Florida, quickly unfolded into one of those stories that makes you put your phone down for a second. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s ... Read more

A road rage incident in Central Florida ended with a driver getting arrested. The post Road Rage Incident in Central Florida Ended with Driver Arrested appeared first on West Orlando News .

Law enforcement is investigating after a crash left two people dead and another person injured Sunday morning.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This week, the Black Cemeteries Network is kicking off its first convention in Tampa Bay. The conversations, research, and legislation surrounding the erased African American cemeteries first gained traction in Tampa Bay. With Zion Cemetery and the cemeteries on the Tropicana Field property, lead

The 50th Annual Polk County Schools Poetry Contest Awards ceremony took place on May 11, 2026, at Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern College campus. The milestone event celebrated middle and high school students, their families, and English teachers while marking exactly half a century of the district’s annua

Ample moisture will help fuel greater rain chances across the Tampa Bay area Sunday afternoon. After a quiet and humid start to the day, rain will begin to develop by the early afternoon. Showers will then continue to strengthen and develop into scattered storms throughout the mid and late afternoon. The Storm Predicti

For this edition of “Lost But Not Forgotten,” we’re remembering Passage Key, a once thriving island near the mouth of Tampa Bay that was largely destroyed by the powerful hurricane of 1921. Once home to a bird sanctuary and a quarantine station for immigrants entering the region, the island was dramatically reshaped by

When a restaurant survives nearly a century in the same location, you know they’re doing something extraordinarily right. Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland has cracked the code, serving up comfort food and legendary pies that keep generations coming back for more. Let’s be honest about something right up front....

A Central Florida man was arrested for hiding a juvenile runaway. The post Central Florida Man Arrested for Hiding Juvenile Runaway appeared first on West Orlando News .