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Tallahassee-based Lucky Goat Coffee is opening its first Lakeland location at 3615 S. Florida Ave. #810, in the corner of Merchant’s Walk. The new family-owned franchise is a partnership between Karen and Chris Gullifer; their son, Madison; and his wife, Jessica. The Lakeland cafe offers cold brew, espresso and...

For many young professionals in Tampa Bay, financial success is often defined by what can be seen: a high-rise apartment, weekends at the Edition pool and a lease payment that quietly swallows half their income. But being rich is what you can see. Being wealthy is what you can’t. They...

Soaring food prices and cuts to assistance means more families are turning to local food drives for help getting by. Looking ahead to Thanksgiving, one Bay Area organization is already working on feeding families for the holiday. Genevieve Curtis reports.

Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) and Haines City Fire Department (HCFD) displayed exceptional professionalism and heroism in a potentially dangerous situation as the first responders disarmed a naked, combative patient on Monday, Oct. 20. Their quick thinking helped avoid a disastrous situation. Crews arrived on the...

Due to the Moving Florida Forward Initiative, new I-4 congestion relief lanes are coming nine years in advance between I-75 and County Line Road.

As of October 2025, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center is a state-designated Provisional Level I Trauma Center. This provisional status is a recent development, as the hospital was previously designated as a Level II Trauma Center. This elevation signifies that the hospital is advancing its capabilities to treat...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland City Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley has joined the 2025 race for mayor. She was the first candidate to announce her bid following Mayor Bill Mutz’s decision not to seek another term. McCarley, who has represented the city’s Southwest district since 2019, said humility and...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A St. Augustine urgency on the highway led to an overnight stay at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) detention center on Sunday night, October 19th. At approximately 10:30 pm. a PCSO deputy on patrol noticed a 2017 Volkswagen Passat driving excessively fast and erratically on Interstate 4 near...

On October 10, at approximately 12:22 p.m., officers from the Plant City Police Department (PCPD) responded to a 911 call reporting a possibly deceased male subject in the creek at Rowena Mays Park located within the 1300 block of W. Risk St. Upon police arrival, officers located an adult male on the bank of the...