The shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. May 4 after more than 100 people gathered in the parking lot of a condo complex in the ...

Florida Southern in Lakeland awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to former NFL player Ronde Barber, the ...

The Sheriff's Office credited a Clermont man with pulling the passenger from the burning vehicle on State Road 33.

Winter Haven junior Ben Saltman (boys tennis) won the boys singles title at the Class 4A state tennis tournament. Saltman ...

President Trump's budget plan calls for cutting $1.2 billion for national parks, about 25% of the park service's budget. The ...

Lakeland city commissioners voted unanimously May 5 to to rename Webster Park in honor of Madalynne Brooks, a civil rights activist for decades.

Lakeland commissioners voted unanimously May 5 to rename Webster Park to "Nellie Madalynne Brooks Park" after late civil rights and community advocate.

The Lakeland Police Department identified the two drivers who died as Willie Williams, 71, and Craig Jensen, 67. Both were Lakeland residents.

Lakeland, Lake Gibson, Lake Wales and Lake Region are among the teams that got new quarterbacks who transferred in from other ...

The third major meteor shower of the year is about to hit its peak this week, sending a cascade of "shooting stars" streaking ...

The Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children-South will be built on 100 acres along U.S. 98 South, just south of County Road 540A.

A suspect, John Snyder, was fatally shot by a Polk County sheriff's deputy after the agency said he approached the deputy ...