Lakeland FL

Rally and March hosted by Indivisible Polk, Defund Oligarchy Blessed by Liberty, Polk Progressives, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland, and It Takes A Village Polk Community Coalition. Labor and Community Plan Next Mobilization Against the Billionaire Agenda This Labor Day and Demand “Workers Over...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria , are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health . While the number of deaths remains steady at five in 2025. the FDOH is reporting that cases have risen to 20 with new cases in Collier,...

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know. Storms will be slightly less numerous Monday. But, rain will come down heavy at times, so street flooding is possible, especially in urban areas. Highs will only be in the mid 80s to upper 80s. Storm chances will diminish again...

TAMPA, Fla. — A Lakeland woman is doing something special for teenagers with cancer. Lisa Smith is making sure they get awesome gift bags while they are in the hospital. Smith got inspired to make the gift bags when her daughter, Brynne, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. Brynne had to spend a great...

A Florida woman allegedly hit a pedestrian while driving toward work in the early morning hours — killing her — and fleeing the scene. Aliya Cruz, 24, struck and killed Danielle Stilwell, 27, on Aug. 18, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. According to officials, a call was made to the sheriff's...

LAKE WALES, Fla. - A rollover crash involving a semi-truck caused traffic delays along a stretch of SR 60 in Polk County on Monday. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. at 4025 SR 60 in the Lake Wales area. The driver went...

A busy campground with amenities can be nice. But to really escape, head to the pine scrubs of central Florida and pitch a tent next to this bass fishing lake.

Two people, including a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy, reported close encounters with gunfire in a neighborhood near Lake Wales on Saturday.

FLORIDA — A woman from Orlando died Sunday night following a three-vehicle crash on eastbound I-4 near the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Troopers responded around 10:50 p.m. after a 16-year-old driver from Plant City lost control of a Honda Civic. The vehicle rotated to the shoulder,...

Tampa Bay is facing billions of dollars in yearly property damage by 2050 due to extreme weather tied to climate change, per a new analysis. Why it matters: Even as the region reckons with the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton last year, more pain and loss seem inevitable. Zoom...