Lakeland FL

Downpours and storms tracking northward across the Tampa Bay area continue Sunday, on and off throughout the day. As the Max Defender 8 Weather team continues to monitor the potential for tropical development in the Gulf, the area of low pressure to our west will continue to support scattered-to-widespread showers and

Florida’s orange juice industry just got the regulatory tweak it has been begging for. Federal officials announced Friday that the Food and Drug Administration has lowered the sugar minimum for pasteurized orange juice, cutting the minimum Brix floor from 10.5° to 10.0°. Growers and lawmakers in Florida quickly celebra

Polk County’s next budget clocked in at a jaw‑dropping $3.91 billion on Friday, as the Polk County Board of County Commissioners huddled in Bartow for a work session that served as the public’s first real look at the proposed fiscal year 2026–2027 spending plan. The draft...

Jennifer Nemeth POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Frostproof woman was arrested Friday afternoon after authorities...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a fatal crash from Friday night that claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl. PCSO said around 11:08 p.m. Friday they received multiple 911 calls about a 3-year-old who was hit by a Ford pickup truck inside a subdivision at the corner of Count

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Sherman's Antiques, a Polk County antique store that has been part of the Winter Haven community for nearly 30 years, has closed and is selling its inventory through a nationwide online auction. The store, located at 1103 6th Street NW in Winter Haven, has three...

Lakeland is eyeing a major reset for Midtown, with a plan that stacks new housing, business hubs and green space on top of a promise to better honor the neighborhood’s African American roots. The Community Redevelopment Agency’s draft vision sketches out workforce housing, medical office corridors, new retail, and a gr

100X THE CASH - FLORIDA LOTTERY A 67-year-old Winter Haven resident claimed a $2 million...

Home Depot is building a store at the northeast corner of U.S. 27 and Davenport Boulevard in Davenport. The retailer has posted a $2.35 million performance bond covering the public improvements required for the project. The store adds another national retailer to Davenport, where the population grew from 9,043 resident

Atlanta-based MDH Partners has scooped up three newly built industrial buildings at Lakeland Commerce Center for $67.7 million, tacking another 557,100 square feet onto its growing industrial portfolio. The deal hands off Buildings 100 through 300 from Stonemont Financial Group, with JLL Capital Markets arranging the s