PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — A 37-year-old Lakeland man was killed after being struck by a car while changing his tire on the side of I-275 Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

announced today it is once again expanding in Florida, opening in Lakeland in the Lakeland South shopping center located at 5216 S Florida Avenue. The Lakeland community is invited to celebrate ...

But for over 20 years, it’s sat idle while Gulfstream Park took the reins in South Florida. The problem? Gulfstream’s real estate pressures, business model, and long-term viability as a racing ...

(WFLA) – Lakeland police needed help with technology to link their firearms and their body-worn cameras. Luckily for them, they did not have to go far to find a solution. Source: Florida ...

Some rates use different ages or coverage limits. Cheapest auto insurance in Lakeland, FL: State Farm State Farm has the cheapest full coverage insurance in Lakeland. A full coverage policy from State ...

Polk County Fire Rescue has opened the new Eaton Park Fire Station 35 at 3409 Winter Lake Road in Lakeland. A grand opening ceremony took place Thursday at the new station, with speeches from ...

Lakeland police officers are equipped with a new tool made by Florida Poly mechanical engineers. It's a bracket device specially designed for officers' gun holsters. It triggers whenever a weapon is ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin, and the Florida Highwaymen will all help (re)open one of Florida's newest and most important museums. Formerly the Polk Museum of ...

The Florida state record for the longest alligator is 14 feet 3-1/2 inches, while the record for weight is 1,043 pounds. At 13-15 feet long, The Big Humpback is an unusually large reptile, which ...

In the video above, hikers at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, marveled at the sight of this gigantic gator casually sauntering across the trail. Known to the locals as “The Big Humpback ...

Lakeland police have arrested a man they say is responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman crossing South Florida Avenue in November. Daniel Kovacs was arrested around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

Shortly after midnight on Nov. 24, 2024, Lakeland police said Robin Brown, 67, of Lakeland, was hit and killed on the 700 block of South Florida Avenue. Surveillance video showed a Land Rover ...