A Walmart employee has been arrested and charged with grand theft after authorities say she stole over $3,000 in cash from multiple registers during her shifts throughout April and May 2025. According ...

The Florida Board of Governors appointed Sumanth Neelam and Eliot Peace to the Board of Trustees of Florida Polytechnic ...

Overseeing safety for the more than 80,000 inhabitants of the Conch Republic — the nickname for the islands after denizens ...

What began as an ordinary Saturday at the Lakeland Downtown Farmers Curb Market took an unexpected turn when conservative journalist Kaitlin Bennett arrived to film a series of politically charged ...

A Lakeland man was accused of setting his house on fire while his roommates were home. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Eddie Thomas, 69, set fire to the group home he was living in on May 15.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A stroke of luck has made a Lakeland resident a millionaire. The Florida Lottery announced this week that ...

Between Orlando’s theme parks and Tampa’s waterfront, Lakeland hides a culinary gem that locals are quietly obsessing ...

Florida’s culinary landscape is full of surprises, and tucked away in Lakeland is Fresh Kitchen—a place where healthy eating ...

The transportation planner said the idea dates back to 2009 when a study found pedestrians and cyclists were trying to cross ...

Alex Rich, executive director and chief curator of the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art in Lakeland, plans to leave after ...

Girls high school and women’s college flag football is undergoing growth that astonishes coaches and ADs. The NFL’s support helps.

Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett accused Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing enrollment numbers and ...