With Lakeland's swans at risk for bird flu, a veterinarian suggests residents wash hands before and after visiting Lake ...

Scholarships: Needs-based scholarships are available. Location: College Heights United Methodist Church, 942 South Blvd., Lakeland. Registration: To register, call (863) 220-7002. Walk-ins are welcome ...

From the outside, Griffin Lofts looks like any other just-built, not-yet-lived-in apartment complex. But some of the people ...

Lakeland City Manager Shawn Sherrouse got high marks in his performance evaluation by city commissioners during a meeting ...

Every year, low- and moderate-income households miss out on tax credits and deductions worth thousands of dollars by not ...

Three Lakeland Police officers and their supervisor sergeant, all with the department’s street crimes unit, resigned on Wednesday ...

In its heyday, Memorial Boulevard was more than just the road that bisects Lakeland into north and south. It had a bustling shopping mall, a vibrant shopping center known as Searstown and motels that ...

Now in its 41st year, Leadership Lakeland is an annual program to cultivate and enhance local leadership. Joe G. Tedder, a graduate of Leadership Lakeland class XIII, was humbled if not entirely ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lakeland natives Brooklynne and Billy Muscatello spent time in their historic Lake Morton bungalow watching the show “Flip My Florida Yard,” which airs on WTSP on ...

Most Lakeland roads were designed for cars, not people. That’s a perilous reality for residents who walk — by choice or necessity. At least 70 pedestrians and bicyclists died after being struck by ...

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Online applications are now open for free Head Start, voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) and special needs preschool programs in Polk County Public Schools.