Lakeland FL

DAVENPORT, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a 23-year-old man is facing a slew of charges in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Polk County. Investigators say the case began in January when a wallet was stolen from a vehicle in the Four Corners area of Davenport. Detectives believe it was...

Any Lakeland driver who has been in a car crash knows that getting a damaged vehicle towed can come with a hefty bill. Lakeland officials are questioning the seemingly high price of citizens getting their vehicles towed and stored in light of recent citizen complaints — and asking whether something can be done....

A global technology company is laying off nearly 100 employees in Lakeland — days after another local employer announced it was slashing 203 jobs. HCLTech, based in India, notified state officials in a letter dated Feb. 17 that it was cutting 98 jobs at “a client worksite” in the city. According to the letter, which...

DAVENPORT, Florida - A Polk County deputy sheriff arrested a 47-year-old Orlando woman after a traffic stop revealed she was driving with a suspended license. The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, February 15, 2026, when the deputy stopped a gray Nissan SUV near Ridgewood Lakes and U.S. Hwy 27 in...

An Atlanta-based homebuilder known for building communities for the “move-up buyer” announced Friday it has acquired 130 homesites inside Lakeland’s Hawthorne Ranch master-planned community. PulteGroup Inc. purchased finished lots ready for construction to begin immediately on new homes, the company says in a...

Nearly an hour passed, and the Pirates were waiting. The results of the Florida High School Athletic Association's girls weightlifting state championships already were official, but the crowning moment still hadn't arrived. Finally, the medals were being awarded to top-six finishers across 10 weight classes in two...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A road diet project dubbed an 'eyesore' in the Dixieland corridor is now more than halfway through its design phase and construction is expected to begin in 2027. Just last week, the city of Lakeland announced that the phase is 60% complete. They released new renderings that...

FOX 35's David Martin checks out "Bless This Mess" antique store in Polk County, Florida, where it features many rooms hidden with antique treasures.

A two-vehicle collision Wednesday southeast of Frostproof has left one person dead. Emergency crews and deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the scene on Old Avon Park Road, near the intersection of TS Wilson Road, after receiving reports of the crash at approximately 7:47 a.m. on February 18, 2026.

MULBERRY, Fla. - Three illegal immigrants from Guatemala have been taken into custody after a drunk driving hit-and-run incident that injured a motorcyclist in Mulberry on Sunday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say that 24-year-old Gudiel Miguel-Vasquez was driving a black Scion sedan...