Lakeland FL

PINELLAS - Blue-Green Connections began with the purpose of helping to maintain and promote sustainable use of natural resources like the Gulf Coast of Florida. As part of their mission, they work with cities and counties along the Gulf to maintain natural shorelines and beach areas, to clean those areas up following...

A tiny home village in Tampa Bay, Florida, now houses more than 60 people in beautiful buildings—with some as small as 8.5ft wide—and they’re all hurricane resistant. Escape, a company that manufactures tiny homes in the US, built the development known as Escape Tampa Bay, in a park-like setting with four different...

A man was recently arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the fatal shooting in Central Florida. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect and victim began arguing in the breezeway of an apartment building on the 700 block of Providence Trace Circle in Brandon, near Tampa....

LAKE KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WKRC) - A fatal alligator attack claimed the life of 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema while she was canoeing with her husband, PEOPLE reported. The couple's canoe passed over an 11-foot, 4-inch alligator submerged in approximately 2.5 feet of water, causing them to fall into the water on May 6 near...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A pilot program that helps families strengthen and repair their homes after disasters is now in Polk County. After Hurricane Milton, Diane Flood and her husband's roof on their home in Lakeland began leaking. "We didn't really notice it was that bad until the dry wall started...

Registering to vote has probably never been the primary reason anyone attended Pride in the Park, but it was an option in recent years. That ended with the June 14 event, held at Munn Park in downtown Lakeland. A participant said that the Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office informed...

The Florida Lottery recently announced that Vijay Gandhi, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X The Cash scratch-off game. The Hillsborough County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. The Central Florida winner purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located...

A high-speed chase following a traffic violation led to a repeat offender's arrest in Winter Haven, with charges piling up against the convicted felon. The Winter Haven Public Safety Department reported on social media that 35-year-old Jarrod Cole ran a red light on Thursday, triggering a sequence of dangerous events.

Two men were recently arrested for animal neglect in Central Florida after discovering six dogs living in deplorable conditions inside a residence with no power or ventilation. When deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrived to the scene, they were unable to make contact with anyone at the residence...

Ever stumbled on a steakhouse in the middle of nowhere that completely blew your mind?. These remote Florida spots might be off the beaten path, but their steaks are the stuff of legend. 1. Florida Keys Steak and Lobster House (Marathon) Imagine driving along the Overseas Highway in Marathon when...