Lakeland FL

The Florida Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that a red light isn't a suggestion. Staff from the agency's Polk County office stood guard at the bustling intersection of U.S. 98 and State Road 60 to mark National Stop On Red Week. They held safety signs and wore neon traffic...

The stillness of the cool Alaska morning vanishes in a puff of white smoke as an aircraft motor comes to life. Moments later, a bright blue Piper PA-18 Super Cub is taxiing along the rough, remote airstrip, its engine purring lazily. The pilot points her aircraft into the wind and advances the throttle. The bush plane

Amongst the sprawling communities of Polk County, Florida, where the real estate market thrives with both opportunity and challenge, Lincoln Madison Investments stands as a beacon for those seeking swift and stress-free property transactions. This innovative business model, helmed by Joel Woodsby, has redefined the tra

City review begins on revised redevelopment plan that includes 340 homes, a new golf course and expanded open space on the former country club property. Walden Lake residents will soon have another chance to weigh in on a revised proposal that would bring back golf to the former country club property while adding 340 n

Plant City’s Oldest Masonic Lodge Reflects on Its Past and Looks Ahead. As Olin S. Wright Lodge No. 79 celebrates its 150th anniversary, members are reflecting on a century and a half of history while looking toward the future of one of Plant City’s longest standing civic organizations.

For more than a century, the familiar sound of train horns has echoed through downtown Plant City. While locomotives have changed over the years, the connection between the city and the railroad remains as strong as ever. At the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum, volunteers are working to make sure that history conti

Debra and Marcus Stokes, a Plant City couple in their 70s, say they are facing the loss of the home they built more than 40 years ago after catastrophic water damage destroyed nearly everything inside.

KATHLEEN, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd credits a K9, who was shot and critically injured by a suspect, with saving the lives of three deputies Thursday evening. The suspect, Angel Bowers, in the deputy-involved shooting was killed, and 7-year-old K9 Ace is now fighting for his life. The K9 was rushed to an eme

A French syrup maker just placed one of the year's bigger bets on Florida's industrial land. Monin, the flavoring and beverage-syrup company founded in Bourges, France, in 1912, announced Aug. 3 that it will build a manufacturing and distribution facility in Zephyrhills, a Pasco County city northeast of Tampa, in a pro

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A drier morning will give way to a stormier afternoon. Temps warm into the upper 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. Rain chances will increase by lunchtime for inland showers and storms in Polk and Highlands Counties. Storms will grow in coverage and quickly drift west toward the coast. […]