Lakeland FL

Despite residential opposition, Polk County Commissioners approve a controversial sand mine project. FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports.

Another big weekend of Florida bluegrass is in the books. It started Thursday evening at the Krazy Kup in Plant City. The Kup is an intimate listening room that hosts bluegrass bands and bluegrass jams. Thursday’s entertainment was Mountain Highway. They are originally from Virginia but now call Pigeon Forge,...

LAKE WALES – When Meagan Delacerda became band director at Lake Wales High School three years ago, the program had only 20 members. Today, it has grown to 190 students, including a 120-member marching band, and the program is earning top honors at competitions across the state. “Our band...

A Saturday afternoon in rural Polk County became an investigation after a local witness caught two men reportedly unloading a big quantity of garbage near Lake Wales. The incident, which occurred on March 14th, resulted in felony charges against two Jacksonville males who allegedly attempted to flee the scene when...

Nicholas Daniels (PCSO) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake Wales man is behind bars after...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Six Florida supermarkets are set to become Winn-Dixie stores, according to the company this week. In a release on Monday, officials announced that seven total Harveys Supermarket locations across Florida and southern Georgia will be converted to the Winn-Dixie brand as part of the company’s mission to...

Two fabric shops in the Tampa Bay area have attracted more shoppers since JOANN Fabrics and Crafts shuttered every store last year. Sew Pinellas in St. Petersburg and Gigi's Fabric Shop in Brandon expanded hours, boosted inventory, and introduced new classes. Jennifer Fairbanks owns Sew Pinellas. She opened six days...

At 8 a.m. Sunday, March 8, the doors of the Cuban Civic Club, located at 10905 Memorial Highway in Tampa, opened for the 10,000 Colombian voters registered in the Tampa Bay area and its surroundings. The lines to exercise their right to vote gradually grew longer, not only with Colombians...

Study, plan, and fly by the rules if you're planning to attend the annual fly-in event in Florida.

LAKE WALES, Fla. - For the next 30 days the city Lake Wales is cleaning out the 100-year-old Walesbilt Hotel that has sat vacant for decades so renovation work can begin and restore it to its old-time glory. What we know:. The city hopes that once the restoration is finished,...