Lakeland FL

You know that moment when the smell of real wood smoke hits you before you even open the car door? Your stomach growls, your plans suddenly shift, and nothing but brisket will do. I’ve chased a lot of barbecue across Florida, but every now and then you find a spot...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A father convicted of manslaughter for allowing his teen son to drive the family car without a license before a fatal Poinciana crash in September 2023 will be sentenced on Wednesday. Richard Ferguson was found guilty of four counts of manslaughter in the case. According...

Six suspects involved in an organized theft ring responsible for 32 cargo theft incidents and one vessel theft incident have been arrested, according to Florida’s Attorney General, James Uthmeier. The thefts occurred across Orange, Broward, Polk, Osceola, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties, resulting in an estimated...

FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter Kylie Jones returned to a case she’s been tracking for years with a blunt update: the woman convicted of killing her own sister in Hillsborough County has now been sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison.

TAMPA BAY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 17, 2026-- Metro Development Group’s Mirada and Angeline have been named among the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities in 2025, earning recognition from John Burns Research & Consulting and RCLCO, two of the real estate industry’s leading research organizations. This...

Six suspects have been arrested in connection with a cargo theft ring responsible for 32 cargo thefts and one vessel theft across Orange, Broward, Polk, Osceola, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties. According to James Uthmeier, the organized operation caused nearly $7.8 million in losses and targeted Florida’s commercial...

District staff will be available from 10 a.m. to noon at the main branch of the Lakeland Public Library at 100 Lake Morton Drive. Canady will attend when her schedule allows — the current 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee prevents her from joining this week. Constituents are invited to...

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the City of Lakeland will kick off Black History Month celebrations with a Black History Festival at Jackson Park and the Coleman-Bush Building, located at 1104 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Lakeland. This free event which begins at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., is open to all ages, and...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force arrested 51 suspects and seized significant quantities of narcotics during two multi-agency operations.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Edith Thomas has been working in Polk County Public Schools for 31 years. She started out as the school nurse at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary and then decided to become a paraeducator. She says she wanted to help children in her community. “I still enjoy what...