Katie Worthington Decker was senior vice president of the Lakeland Economic Development Council until nearly two weeks ago, ...

The NAACP Lakeland Branch is celebrating Black History Month at the Coleman-Bush Building on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m.

The State Attorney’s Office dropped charges against a Lakeland woman for allegedly making a veiled threat against a health ...

For many Lakeland renters, it's impossible to find housing that would be 30% or less of their income. Rents have risen faster ...

The city of Bartow on Tuesday evening hosted a community forum to discuss removing fluoride from the city’s water supply — a ...

Recent closure: Simpson Park Pool was shut down in June after the PVC liner separated from the pool wall, which created a ...

Becca Zakostelecky was in tears Friday afternoon, nearly 48 hours after two men entered Highland Park Mobile Home Village, a ...

Lakeland Electric would have owned the solar equipment after paying Tampa-based BlockEnergy LLC about $55,000 per home. The ...

People are considered ‘cost-burdened’ if housing is more than 30% of their income. Many Lakelanders pay much more than that.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s Agricultural Crimes Unit found the swiped swans in a Miami-Dade County neighborhood.

They’re not homeless, for now. But many Lakeland residents are one just stroke of misfortune away, including hundreds — maybe ...

On Feb. 7, Colter finally made it back to Lakeland, where his remains will be reinterred, with full military honors, on Feb. 22. He’ll now rest in Lakeland Memorial Gardens, just 50 yards from his ...