Lakeland FL

LUTZ, Fla. - It is a very special day for a Tampa Bay veteran as he received a brand-new wheelchair on Wednesday morning courtesy of Freedom Alliance. U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Jerry Wayne Padgett II now has a new all-terrain wheelchair. The backstory:. He enlisted in the Navy...

Black & Brew Coffee House & Bistro opened its fourth location at Lakeland Regional Health on Jan. 2. Cafe hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children. “We’ve envisioned this place that is...

A Sunday evening drive turned deadly on West Pipkin Road after a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction caused a severe head-on collision, leaving one driver dead and another critically injured. The crash happened just after 7:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Pipkin Road. According to the Lakeland...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA)—The Bartow Fire Department battled a massive fire at Sonny’s BBQ on Wednesday morning. Crews responded to 595 North Broadway Avenue regarding a fire at the restaurant. No other details were immediately available.

A driver of a stolen vehicle died Monday evening following a traffic crash in Palmetto. At 8:00 p.m., deputies received an alert from Hillsborough County regarding a stolen vehicle traveling southbound in the 7300 block of U.S. 41 near Palmetto. Deputies located the stolen Honda Accord in the 4900 block of U.S. 41....

BRANDON, Fla. — Florida is now among more than 30 states reporting very high flu activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and Tampa Bay doctors say they are seeing it firsthand in emergency rooms. At HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Emergency Physician and Residency...

TAMPA, Fla. - Once again, TECO customers are seeing higher electric bills after a new base rate increase. This marks the fourth time TECO bills have gone up over the last 13 months. What we know:. For a typical TECO customer — using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity — this latest...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – A trip to the Posner Park shopping complex ended in handcuffs for a local teenager on Monday, January 5, after deputies located a stolen vehicle sitting in the Target parking lot. Law enforcement identified the car, a 2013 Toyota Corolla, which had been reported stolen out...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County mother recently confronted one of a parent’s worst nightmares: a sexually explicit video of her teenage son and a 43-year-old woman. She discovered the video on her son’s phone in December and immediately recognized the woman as Marie Ibarra, a friend of the family....

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 55-year-old Lakeland man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday afternoon following a motorcycle crash on Interstate 4. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at 12:55 p.m. in the westbound lanes, just west of Branch Forbes Road. Troopers report...