Lakeland FL

Three areas in the region — in Polk, Charlotte and Lee counties — are among some of the hardest hit areas nationally in high foreclosure rates. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Punta Gorda and Cape Coral all ranked among the country's 10 highest foreclosure-rate metro areas during the first half of 2026, according to a new natio

Jail (Unsplash) A 32-year-old Bradley man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed...

A woman in a red dress walked onto a Lakeland porch, scooped up two Amazon packages, and left as a dark gray four-door vehicle made a three-point turn nearby. Now Lakeland police are asking residents who recognize the woman—or the car—to help identify whoever was involved. The theft...

The Florida data center freeze is picking up steam across the Tampa Bay region, where five local governments have enacted one-year moratoriums on new construction. Manatee County is set to join that list, which includes Lakeland and Pasco and Sarasota counties. County commissioners voted last week for a pause on...

Jerry Lynn Seymour LAKELAND, Fla. — A 63-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Sunday afternoon after...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA)— Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is speaking on the arrest of a pastor in Winter Haven. Timothy Chaneyfield, 42, who is a pastor at St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven, was arrested. Chaneyfield also told detectives he is a chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice of L

A crash in Lakeland has closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 4, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

A school district serving a county between Walt Disney World and the Tampa area is working to fill dozens of school bus driver vacancies as they prepare for the start of the new academic year, reported Tampa-Bay 28. Polk County Public Schools has more than 60 full-time driver positions unfilled....

Income eligibility has gone up from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level. It potentially opens the door to care for nearly 19,000 more people. The plan covers services like primary care and preventative care. Joy Johnson is the Health and Human Services Administrator for the Polk Board of...

An alligator in Central Florida was relocated to a supervised setting after illegal feeding caused it to lose its natural fear of people. A large alligator in Central Florida now has a new home after people fed it illegally in the wild, which can put both humans and the animal at risk.