Lakeland FL

Craving smoky ribs and tangy sauce that tastes like home? Florida’s small towns hide pit-smoking legends where recipes pass from generation to generation like prized keepsakes. You can practically hear the stories in every sizzle and taste the patience in every brush of sauce. Let’s hit the road and find the plates...

A man was arrested on Wednesday after being accused of impersonating a Hillsborough County deputy.

A 55-year-old Lakeland man was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 4. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 12:55 p.m. in the westbound lanes just west of Branch Forbes Road. Troopers said the man was riding a...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Residents in the Lakeland neighborhood near Sligh Road and Majestic View Drive reported to deputies that someone dumped domestic animals in a nearby field. They told deputies that the abandoned animals were left without food or water. What we know:. Sergeant Carmack with the Polk County Sheriff's...

Beef O' Brady's, a family restaurant located at 9622 S Us Hwy 301 in Hillsborough County, FL, received 17 violations during a routine inspection conducted by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation on December 22, 2025. State records show the establishment received three high-priority violations,...

WINTER HAVEN, Florida - A Winter Haven convenience store clerk was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during an operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office on January 8, 2026. Ashley Hunt, a 39-year-old employee at La La Food Mart on Havendale Boulevard, was charged with selling alcoholic beverages...

LAKE HAMILTON, Fla. - Oranges are a huge part of Florida’s identity and economy, but the industry has been in decline due to citrus greening disease. University of Florida researchers believe an alternative crop, bamboo, could help growers. "We are growing bamboo here so we can evaluate its adaptability...

Good was fatally shot last Wednesday by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Media outlets have identified that agent as Jonathan Ross. The post Photos: Tampa protests ICE killing Minneapolis woman appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

The inaugural Sunkissed Fiber Festival is coming to Tampa. The event for Tampa Bay’s fiber arts community– anyone who loves to knit, crochet, weave, spin or otherwise make or use yarn in creative ways– is happening January 24th and 25th at the Greater Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Dover.

Billed as a must-do event for rodeo fans and country music lovers, the Tampa Bay Rodeo Bull Bash and Country Music Festival at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Dover kicks off a pivotal year in America’s history. “This is our first event in a year celebrating the 250th anniversary...