Lakeland FL

Lakeland Regional Health has been designated as a level I trauma center, the highest possible tier for trauma care.

BARTOW, Fla. — Officials with Polk County Public Schools say the district is in critical need of more bus drivers. The district hopes to fill about 70 positions by the end of summer break. Transportation Operations Director George Millar has worked in public school transportation for more than 30...

A Florida woman was arrested after deputies say they discovered 28 bags of fentanyl concealed inside her body following a traffic stop in Polk County. According to KNOE, 48-year-old Gina Redding drove past a roadblock that had been established by utility crews working on power lines. Authorities said Redding bypassed a

(This content was created with the help of AI.) An 84-year-old Florida man says he tripped and fell outside a Waffle House—and he's blaming a restaurant advertisement for distracting him. In a lawsuit filed in Polk County, Edward Bowlds of Bartow alleges he fell on April 17, 2025, after his attention was drawn to a lar

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota nurse practitioner and two Tampa Bay-area nurses have been charged in an alleged Medicare fraud scheme involving more than $118 million in wound care billing, according to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Leigh Tesar, 44, of Sarasota; Walter Presha Jr., 51, of...

They called him “Mr. Publix” — a man known throughout the Tampa Bay community as not only one of the public faces of the grocery giant, but also the physical embodiment of its founding principles and philosophies. Invest in others. Give back. Prepare for opportunity. Be there.

A vibrant local economy depends on more than storefronts, customers and good ideas. Behind many successful businesses are systems that help owners manage cash flow, protect against fraud and prepare for growth. At Lakeland-based Bank of Central Florida, treasury management professionals like Linda Harkins work with bus

LAKELAND, Fla. — Nearly 1,000 signatures and counting, retired Lakeland police officer Phillip Smith says he never expected his online petition to gain such a large response. “It’s police officers, it’s retired police officers, it’s friends of police officers. I don’t even know a thousand people, so I don’t...

Tampa police say Arnold turned himself in on Wednesday at Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County.

Body camera video shows the moment deputies saved a man during a crisis on Interstate 75 on Tuesday.