The magic of the holiday season returns as the City of Lakeland proudly presents the 45th Annual Snowfest, one of our community’s most beloved winter traditions. Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2026, ...

It signals the commission's growing confidence in Sherrouse, a turnabout from a critical review in 2023 that had members asking about the termination policy.

Two water samples showed levels of arsenic or lead that exceeded the state's guidelines for groundwater cleanup.

Thursday is the 44th Annual Lakeland Christmas Parade. Many families arrive before sunrise to claim their spots on the parade ...

Rob Hernandez will step up to become the right-hand man of Lakeland City Manager Shawn Sherrouse. Hernandez was promoted to the position of deputy city manager, previously held by Emily Colón, at ...

Lakeland, Florida is experiencing a shortage of youth athletic fields, causing some programs to turn away children. The Florida Tropics soccer club has offered to fund lighting for more fields in ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Polk County judge denied bond Saturday to a Lakeland, Florida city commissioner facing a second-degree murder charge for the deadly shooting of a suspected shoplifter. Commissioner ...

Lakeland Electric customers are likely to see a slight uptick in their monthly bills after the upcoming holiday season. City commissioners voted 6-0 on Nov. 17 to approve increasing the ...

The number of victims hurt in Monday’s Lakeland, Florida, shooting has increased to eleven after an additional victim self-transported to a hospital, according to Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor.