Lakeland FL

Your weekend is here, Tampa Bay! Here's a look at the news and what events are going on in the area. Clouds will pass through the area Saturday, but there won't be enough moisture for any rain. The forecast is looking really nice for this weekend with high temperatures bumping...

Valencia College in Poinciana, Florida, recently recognized 82-year-old Paul Grizelle-Reid as the oldest graduate in its Class of 2025. Grizelle-Reid, a U.S. Army veteran, moved to Poinciana to care for his brother, who has Parkinson’s disease. He later enrolled in a Spanish class at Valencia’s Poinciana Campus and...

Your favorite hangouts can be just a hop, skip, and a jump away from this rare condo listing in downtown Lakeland.

The concert lineup for the 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival is out now. The post Joan Jett, Riley Green, and many more coming to Plant City for 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Florida is home to 13 hospitals recognized among the nation’s best for maternity care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 rankings, with five singled out as essential providers in communities at risk of becoming “maternity care deserts.”. The goal of the rankings, in their fifth year,...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Two siblings are putting College Avenue on the map in Lakeland. They’ve banded together to create College Ave-News, a neighborhood paper focused on sharing the stories of the locals. As the saying goes, “two heads are better than one.” And in this sibling duo, Elliott...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies are responding to an urgent situation at the Alderman Ford Nature Preserve, located close to Durant High School. An advisory was issued through their social media channels, urging the public to keep clear of the area while law enforcement manages...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay nonprofit Grey Bull Rescue, known for launching recovery missions after natural disasters and rescuing civilians from dangerous environments, said on Thursday that it completed its most “high threat and high stakes” mission yet. Nobel Peace Laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader...

POINCIANA, Fla. – A controversial $2.5 billion toll road is moving forward in Poinciana. The Central Florida Expressway Authority approved the Southport Connector Project on Thursday, a 15-mile highway designed to ease traffic from Poinciana Parkway to the Turnpike. Part of the road will be elevated above Cypress...

A sophisticated scheme to turn counterfeit cash into real currency was dismantled this week after investigators say adults were using children to unknowingly launder the money. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began on December 6 when deputies received reports of counterfeit bills...