Lakeland FL

Shoppers come for the shirts but stay for Ace and Ginger, the pouch-riding marsupials turning a small business into a local sensation. Anna Price and Meghan Martinez thought they were simply browsing through downtown Plant City shops when they stepped into Hey Sister & Co.- until a baby kangaroo poked its head out of...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – The sheriff’s office in Osceola County says it has arrested five people in connection with an armed home invasion at an Airbnb earlier this month. The incident happened on Nov. 5 at the home on Leader Street in the Davenport area. The Osceola County Sheriff’s...

BARTOW, FL — Delectable Delights, the ice cream, candy, and toy concept created by Devra Wygant, is preparing to open its largest store yet early next year. Wygant told Business Debut the team is targeting a February opening at 75 East Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830. This will be...

The Florida Strawberry Festival announced two new headlining acts to its concert series on Tuesday.

The grocer’s “Merry Birthday” campaign is based on new research showing how holiday commitments often overshadow winter birthdays.

AUBURNDALE — Two weeks before Thanksgiving, Laura Kosa’s home veritably caroled “Christmas.” Artificial trees sparkled in the foyer and in the family and dining rooms Christmas decorations, some bearing “The Grinch” themes, occupied shelves, counters and walls. With six children in the house, Kosa embraces the trend...

Osceola County Sheriff's deputies made additional arrests Monday and Tuesday in a Nov. 5 home invasion at an Airbnb in Davenport. Alvan Dimy Civil, 22, and Jaiquan Darius Hill, 20, were arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail Monday. On Tuesday, Ronnall Lachasta Jr., 20, was arrested. On Nov....

LAKELAND, Fla. – Two children are missing their rides after a bold mid-morning theft on Tuesday, and Polk County deputies are asking the community to keep an eye out for a pair of distinct red bicycles. The incident occurred in broad daylight on November 18, 2025. Around 10:22 a.m.,...

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On November 25, 2025, Polk County officials enacted a burn ban due to dry weather and low rainfall during the summer and fall. The ban covers unincorporated areas and several cities, including Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, and Winter...