Lakeland FL

Nearly an hour passed, and the Pirates were waiting. The results of the Florida High School Athletic Association's girls weightlifting state championships already were official, but the crowning moment still hadn't arrived. Finally, the medals were being awarded to top-six finishers across 10 weight classes in two...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A road diet project dubbed an 'eyesore' in the Dixieland corridor is now more than halfway through its design phase and construction is expected to begin in 2027. Just last week, the city of Lakeland announced that the phase is 60% complete. They released new renderings that...

FOX 35's David Martin checks out "Bless This Mess" antique store in Polk County, Florida, where it features many rooms hidden with antique treasures.

A two-vehicle collision Wednesday southeast of Frostproof has left one person dead. Emergency crews and deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the scene on Old Avon Park Road, near the intersection of TS Wilson Road, after receiving reports of the crash at approximately 7:47 a.m. on February 18, 2026.

MULBERRY, Fla. - Three illegal immigrants from Guatemala have been taken into custody after a drunk driving hit-and-run incident that injured a motorcyclist in Mulberry on Sunday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say that 24-year-old Gudiel Miguel-Vasquez was driving a black Scion sedan...

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...