Lakeland FL

From November 28 to 30, 2025, several events will take place in the Tampa Bay area. Shopapalooza will be held at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg. The event includes over 350 vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, and free activities for children and adults. It coincides with Small Business Saturday and Sunday.

Texas State Finalist, distance freestyler Gabi Aegerter has verbally committed to join the Florida Southern recruiting class of 2026. Current photo via Gabi Aegerter. Texas State finalist Gabi Aegerter has verbally committed to join the Florida Southern class of 2030. I’m extremely blessed to announce my verbal...

The first phase of the Daughtery Road Park development will be on display by the Polk County Parks and Natural Resources staf f at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at Dr. N.E. Roberts Elementary School. The meeting will be open to the public. The school is located at 6600 Green Road in Lakeland. County staff will be at the meeting to...

TAMPA, Fla. — A week and a half after announcing artists like Riley Green and the Offspring, the Florida Strawberry Festival has shared the final musicians joining its 2026 lineup. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will close out the festival on Sunday, March 8. And on Monday, March 2, the “Legends of Love” take over Wish...

LAKELAND, FLORIDA — A traffic accident in Lakeland caused major delays Friday afternoon after a blue Toyota flipped onto its side at the intersection of Lake Parker Avenue. According to initial reports from local outlet 863famous, the crash occurred earlier in the day and involved at least two vehicles — the...

Elliott Hall, 12, and her brother, Henry, 9, began publishing the College Ave-News late this summer after Elliott approached her parents with the idea and received enthusiastic support. “There is not a neighborhood newspaper, so I just thought, why not make a neighborhood newspaper?” Elliott says. She had only...

After a cold start to the weekend, temperatures rebound to seasonal highs in the 70s Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay. Conditions remain dry and pleasant Saturday with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs right around average for this time of year at 77° in downtown Tampa. Expect even warmer temps and...

The relief flight to Jamaica didn’t unfold the way Dr. Jomo Cousins had planned. It was a challenge from the start. The original charter had a technical issue. An 8 a.m. departure didn’t happen until nearly 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12. It was a flight of setbacks,...

LAKELAND, FLORIDA — Deputies in Polk County arrested a 25-year-old man after he was caught speeding 117 miles per hour on Interstate 4, far exceeding the 70-mph limit. When questioned, the driver told deputies he was in a hurry because his friend urgently needed to use the bathroom — an excuse that didn’t convince...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — An inmate at Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County died less than an hour after suffering a medical emergency inside the facility. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, on November 26, at 11:17 a.m., deputies responded to an apparent medical event involving...