Lakeland FL

Some Floridians have seen their neighborhood Winn-Dixie become an Aldi. That's because Southeastern Grocers sold around 400 Winn Dixie stores to Aldi in 2023. However, in a bit of a reverse, in February of 2025, Southeastern Grocers bought around 170 of those stores back. As a result, some Floridians hoped that their...

A Polk County man is now changing his plea to guilty in the shooting that killed his father and injured his mother.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office continued their proactive Operation Pop-Top campaign on Thursday, April 3, 2025, targeting underage alcohol sales across the county.

LAKELAND, Fla. — While the country saw a drop in foreclosures last year, recent data shows Florida's rates jumped to the highest in the nation. The metropolitan area with the most filings was the city of Lakeland. According to the real estate analytics firm ATTOM, one in every 172...

A Florida middle school principal who was arrested for attempting a shoplifting tactic his friends suggested to him has revealed that the action was a “dumb” one. On Saturday afternoon, Bok Academy North Principal Gregory Lewis took to a Winter Haven Walmart in Polk County when an asset protection officer observed...

Central Florida is mourning the death of David Siegel, founder of Westgate Resorts, who passed away at 89. He built the company into one of Central Florida's largest employers. His wife, Jackie Siegel, highlighted his legacy of hard work and commitment to giving back to the community.

FLORIDA — Two men are facing multiple felony charges after a major drug bust by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) resulted in the seizure of more than 98,000 potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, along with cocaine, marijuana, firearms, and cash. Detectives with JSO’s Community Problem Response (CPR) Unit were...

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Felipe Zapata Velasquez’s family, along with a growing number of lawmakers, say he should not be in custody. Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones is among those who are outraged over what they are calling a mistake. As it stands, Velasquez sits inside the Krome Detention...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – A man was arrested in Polk County on March 19, 2025, and faces upgraded charges due to his immigration status, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Sheriff Grady Judd described the incident, stating that Esteban Fernandez Uriostegui, 60, from Mexico, was found to...