Lakeland FL

Hillsborough County deputies have arrested two suspects in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in Weedon Island Nature Preserve days ago. Jennifer Kveglis reports.

You’ll find Pittsburg’s ghost town ruins in southern Polk County, Florida, about five miles north of Avon Park. This early 20th-century phosphate mining community once thrived with worker housing, stores, and processing facilities along three converging railway lines. Today, the abandoned settlement features brick...

Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of Florida.

BLOOM (TAMPA) – It was a night of disco, dining, and doing good! Nearly 1,000 guests turned out for Tampa Bay’s tastiest night of the year — the Gourmet Feastival 2025 — which this year channeled the groovy vibes of ABBA. The annual fundraiser, benefiting the...

Polk County commissioners will address years of complaints of bad behaviors from neighbors living along Lake Winterset, Tuesday.

A bicyclist was killed while riding along 7th Street Southwest early Tuesday morning, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

After years of undercharging developers for growth-related costs, Lakeland is about to raise the fees it collects for things like new roads, police cars and fire stations. City commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to increase non-utility impact fees on residential and commercial construction by up to 50% over...

Sure, you could take an hour drive to your favorite chain restaurants — but wouldn't it be better if they were right down the road? We asked readers which chains they would open just a bit closer to home in Lakeland.

The Florida Department of Health issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory after a locally acquired case of dengue fever was confirmed in Hillsborough County.

In September 2022, Gilbert King, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, released the first episode of “Bone Valley” and brought Leo Schofield into the spotlight. The podcast scrutinizes the investigation into the murder of Schofield’s 18-year-old wife, Michelle, in 1980s Lakeland. Ultimately, King concludes that the wrong...