Lakeland FL

Polk County’s maintenance and grounds crews are hiring! If you like hands-on work and being outdoors, there are several solid openings right now across the county. Help get apartments move-in ready by handling light plumbing, electrical, and carpentry repairs. Great fit if you’re detail-oriented and want steady work...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. It will be another warm day for Saturday with highs in the upper 80s. We'll see partly sunny skies and only a small chance of a...

There is a small botanical garden in central Florida that stops people mid-stride the moment they walk through its entrance. Colorful seasonal blooms line perfectly trimmed pathways, classical columns frame sweeping views of a glittering lake, and the sound of fountains replaces the noise of the city almost...

A high-speed gamble on Interstate 4 turned deadly last evening when a 26-year-old Lakeland motorcyclist was killed attempting to squeeze between two tractor-trailers on the westbound side of the highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers report that the cyclist lost control just west of State Road...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The urgent search for three missing teenagers in Wesley Chapel has come to a positive conclusion. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 14-year-old Faith Laporte-Bullock, 13-year-old Kamari Clemmons, and 16-year-old Yairell Delgado have all been located and are safe. Authorities reported that...

In Lakeland, mobile-home owners say they are getting hammered by a steady drumbeat of lot-rent hikes that could shove longtime residents out of the only homes they can afford. Brandi Norsworthy, who owns her home but pays monthly lot rent, put it bluntly for reporters: “I don’t want to be homeless.” Lawmakers...

Police are searching for information after responding to a deadly shooting Friday night.

Apollo Beach, FL — A Florida man has been convicted in a federal case involving a fatal fentanyl overdose that led to a woman’s drowning, authorities said. Ludwin Borgen, 49, was found guilty by a federal jury of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Some Lakeland residents are making a last-minute push to stop Talbot House Ministries’ plan to build a new campus. Wanda Avery gets an early start as she goes door to door to hand out flyers to her neighbors. “To remind everyone to attend the meeting...

A fake child protective services employee attempted to remove a kid from a Central Florida home. The post Fake Child Protective Services Attempted to Remove Kid from Home in Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .