Lakeland commissioners are preparing to decide on Dec. 15 whether to approve six-figure discounts for Haus 820, DOU Bakehouse ...

Polk County enacted a burn ban after severe drought pushed KBDI levels above 500. The ban restricts campfires, debris burning ...

Polk County senior food insecurity is rising as costs climb. VISTE is seeing more walk-ins, higher anxiety, and growing need.

Lakeside Village earned Lakeland’s commercial beautification award for its well-maintained landscaping, while a Dixieland home won the December residential honor.

One of Lakeland's favorite holiday traditions, the annual Christmas parade and fireworks, returns Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m.

Local boutiques are gearing up for “Pink Friday,” tomorrow, Nov 21. Shop Pink is a nationwide initiative to promote small, ...

Wendt Engineering Center expands Florida Poly's lab space with a technology bay and future AI and cybersecurity facilities ...

Nearly three months after Lakeland City Commissioner Guy LaLonde Jr. publicly called for an independent third-party investigation into complaints about the Lakeland Housing Authority, the dispute ...

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