Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Gov. Ron Desantis signed a new congressional district map into law on Monday, May 4. The map shifts the boundary ...

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that can help identify and arrest the two suspects in a July 4, 2021, ...

Beginning in January 2027, fees will increase by $1.17 annually to help fund $69 million in overdue drainage and ...

Lakeland's May beautification awards recognize a classic shady Florida yard and a hidden gem of a MIDFLORIDA location.

On Saturday, May 2, Florida Southern College held a ceremony at RP Funding Center for the largest graduating class in the ...

For about 1 in 13 Lakeland households, getting to work, groceries, school, and doctor visits can mean long walks in heat or ...

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Thomas Allen Hicks, 68, who first played Santa in the Lakeland Christmas Parade in 2017, was arrested in a PCSO undercover operation to identify individuals using the internet for the sexual ...

At PEACE’s 26th Annual Nehemiah Action, Superintendent Fred Heid agreed to create a plan to improve student and guardian ...

Officials are closing the structure that releases water from Lake Hancock into the river, protecting the lake and wetlands around Circle B.

Less than a quarter mile from the former Bent’s Cycling, Zachary Kulp's new shop builds on more than 60 years of tradition.

The exhibit by artist Andrea Dezsö includes blown glass sculpture, prints, vinyl wall installations, tunnel books, ceramic ...