Lakeland FL

PLANT CITY, Fla. — A family is moving by faith, praying for their loved one fighting for their life in the hospital. Matilde Rodriguez, 38 has been in Lakeland Regional Health's trauma unit for 5 days after she and her son were in a serious ATV accident Friday. Her family...

A family in desperate search for a mother missing for over four decades may be closer to answers after a DNA test linked her to the body of a woman found in a canal in a long unsolved case. The woman had been fatally shot and her body was discovered off State Road 60, according...

A family is left grieving the loss of a three-year-old boy who was shot and killed in a car outside a Lakeland apartment complex Monday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metro areas than to any other county in the U.S. last year, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. More than 29,300 people...

Families trusted him in their darkest times of need, but now, a Lakeland man is accused of ripping off dozens of widows and family members who lost loved ones.

A 71-year-old man has been arrested on a sex offense involving a 14-year-old girl at the Waterfront Inn in The Villages. The little girl’s father contacted law enforcement on Tuesday to report the incident which allegedly involved Ronald Everett Sapp of Plant City, according to...

SEFFNER, Fla. — A woman found dead late Monday lying on railroad tracks was hit and killed by a train, authorities said. Deputies got a call at 11:30 p.m. from someone who saw a body on the tracks on Parsons Avenue between West Dr. MLK Boulevard and Claire Drive, according to...

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. – As the end of the legislative session came to a close last week in Tallahassee, legislators added an item to the state budget that would fund research on a marine mystery developing in the Florida Keys. If signed into the budget by the governor,...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — A shooting at a local apartment complex on Monday evening has claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy and led to a city-wide manhunt for one of the assailants involved. Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor detailed the events that led to a white Dodge...

Have you been contemplating pet adoption, or simply love perusing adorable pets? A myriad of delightful pets are available for adoption at various animal shelters in the vicinity of winter haven..