Lakeland FL

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Lake Wales will soon allow guests to wander a section of downtown with drinks in hand, a change city officials hope will attract restaurants and bars to vacant commercial spaces. The City Commission voted 3-2 at its Aug. 5 meeting to approve a resolution creating an Arts, Culture and Entertainment District. The...

BARTOW, Fla. - A Bartow family is incredibly fortunate to be unharmed after a section of an 80-ton crane crashed through their roof. The crane was hired by a tree service to assist in removing a tree from the homeowner's yard, but the operation took a dramatic and unexpected turn.

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a second suspect in the 2023 murder of Leon Michael Washington, bringing a significant new development to a case that has remained active for over two years. Jaylen Whittaker, 24, was taken into custody on August 11, 2025, and is...

A Florida sheriff tore into a group of rowdy boaters after a massive, caught-on-video lakeside brawl left families and children stunned.

Wikimedia Commons/Smillie, James, 1807-1885, engraver. Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875, artist. The Spanish Conquest That Erased Tampa Bay’s Tribes. Tampa Bay’s beautiful beaches hide the ruins of a lost world. For eight hundred years, the Tocobaga, Uzita, Mocoso, and Pohoy peoples built thriving towns with temple mounds...

Tampa Bay was recently named among the areas with the worst inflation problems, according to WalletHub.

LAKELAND, Fla. – A late-night joyride turned into a jail stay for a 46-year-old Lakeland man after his fiery display of reckless driving caught the eye of a quick-thinking deputy. On Monday evening, just after 10 p.m., Deputy Flores was in a parking lot on South Florida Avenue when...

From Beer Can Island to Shell Key, the Tampa Bay area is a boater’s paradise, whether you own a vessel or rent one online. But maritime professionals say Florida’s relaxed boating requirements are a recipe for accidents, especially for newcomers unfamiliar with local waters. Evyn Moon reports.

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know. It will be a hot and humid one for Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 90s. It will feel more like the low 100s with the humidity factored in. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies for morning through...