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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Read Adrian's story with pediatric cardiologists at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital who offer lifelong congenital heart care ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday unveiled a plan to offer free community college tuition for adult learners, ages 25 to 55. Hochul talked about the proposal at Onondaga Community College "to showcase ...

Florida Strawberry Festival starts Feb. 27. Among the performers this year are Reba, Nelly, John Fogerty and the Oak Ridge ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man is facing drug charges after 237.2 grams of marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop on State Rd. 400 early Saturday morning, according to the Florida ...

“Luckily, it's very rare,” said Cornett, a pediatrician with Watson Clinic based in Lakeland ... both in Polk County and throughout Florida. Polk County’s level of immunization for ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide rate of 90.6%.