Ian Townsend, a Lakeland High School graduate, shared two classes with Phoenix Ikner last fall when both were students at ...

Lakeland native Ian Townsend says he would see the alleged FSU gunman, Phoenix Ikner, in two of his fall 2024 classes at ...

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today's “Best City Park” of 2025. It’s a major milestone for a park that has only been open for two years.

The Lakeland Board of Commissioners also initiated the design process for an aquatics center at the soon-to-be-built Lakeland ...

Former Florida Sen. Lauren Book came to Lakeland on Tuesday for a segment of her nonprofit’s monthlong Walk in My Shoes event ...

Indivisible Polk, the Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus and other groups organized the "Hands Off!" rally Saturday at ...

G reat news, Lakeland — summer is just around the corner! If you're in search of family-friendly fun, we've put together a ...

Lakeland commissioners approved a $2.65 million change order to vastly expand the cleanup in an undeveloped area north of the ...

The 13-year-old boy charged with multiple crimes in connection to the shooting on the Lakeland Elementary School playground has pleaded not guilty.

Authorities said they have located an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing from Lakeland.The Florida Department of Law ...

The former owner of HMV is in advanced talks about an agreement to back a management-led takeover of the 61 year-old ...

A 13-year-old bot has been charged in connection with the Tuesday shooting on the playground of Lakeland Elementary School.