A 31-year-old man was arrested in Polk County on Wednesday morning after reports of sexual misconduct with a child under the ...

For decades, people have been settling in Florida because of a relatively lower cost of living compared to other parts of the U.S. and, of course, the excellent weather. However, as costs of ...

On February 4, 2025, at 5:58 p.m. the Lakeland Police Department responded to a mobile home park in the 2900 block of New Tampa Highway for a shooting that just occurred. Upon arriving, officers ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

Former Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, tried to impose restrictions on adult care before his executive order was rolled back. And a 2023 Florida law requires physicians to oversee health care ...

One person was taken to a hospital, and another was on the run following a shooting in Lakeland Tuesday evening, police ...

On Monday, Lakeland city commissioners agreed to pay for the design phase of the reconstruction project on South Florida ...

Lakeland police say a 40-year-old man shot his brother-in-law to death then briefly kidnapped a woman at a West Lakeland ...

Newly built Griffin Loft apartments in Lakeland will soon open its doors to tenants, and the owner is prioritizing people experiencing homelessness.

Lakeland chef Ryan Neal partners with investor Chris Cleghorn to open Hakucho, a contemporary take on Japanese izakaya, in Lakeland this spring.

No school districts of the six FLORIDA TODAY spoke to require a warrant for ICE to enter a school campus, though Brevard, Orange, Seminole, Volusia and Osceola counties noted that that any officers ...