Lakeland FL

8 On Your Side told you last week that two top officials left the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Now, two more are facing internal investigations.

TAMPA, Fla. – Afternoon thunderstorms are set to impact the Tampa Bay area this week as humid air and highs near 90°F increase the likelihood of daily storm activity. Residents and commuters are advised to prepare for slick roads, brief lightning delays, and localized downpours during the late-day hours.

TAMPA — Tony Selvaggio arrived in Bradenton in 2011 with the hope of building a future different from the one he left behind in Venezuela. At the time, he didn’t know that a little over a decade later, he would be the visible face of a venture that today is transforming communities in the United States and Latin...

HUDSON, Fla. — A nonprofit in the Bay area is making sure seniors aren’t lonely. Seniors in Service connects seniors with volunteers for routine phone calls that often lead to friendship. Before Pamela Roberts starts her volunteer phone calls, she makes sure to get a drink. “I can't...

Steven Gianfilippo believes Tampa Bay will forever be known as the birthplace of a new era for mail – one that is free from unwanted junk, and pays people to view advertisements. Gianfilippo has launched DOMI, the nation’s first secure digital mail management and communication platform. He is also...

There’s something magical about finding a restaurant that feels like it was plucked straight from a Florida postcard and dropped into real life. Cherry Pocket Steak n Seafood in Lake Wales is exactly that kind of place – a delightfully quirky waterfront spot where the chicken wings might just change your life.

PASCO COUNTY, FLa- A serious two-vehicle crash occurred Sunday afternoon on State Road 52 at the intersection of Old Tampa Bay Road, leaving one driver seriously injured. According to authorities, the crash happened when a 93-year-old woman from San Antonio, Florida, driving a Ford Escape westbound on SR-52,...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—One person is dead after a crash on the entrance ramp leading to northbound I-75, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Troopers responded to a crash on I-75 in the westbound lanes around 7:13 a.m. Monday. A Honda Sedan, driven by a 29-year-old Riverview man, was traveling westbound along the...

Tucked away on Main Street in Valrico, Florida, there’s a yellow building that doesn’t scream for attention – but maybe it should. Fat Willie’s Fish Camp has been quietly serving some of the most extraordinary grits in the Sunshine State for decades, transforming this humble Southern staple into something transcendent.

A home in Lakeland is now under the city’s control after it was deemed a “safe haven for illegal activity.”. The city’s nuisance abatement board decided, based on a pattern of criminal activity over numerous years, including shootings, criminals, and guns hidden inside, that the home at 1639 Norman Drive needed to be...