Every week, food pantries across Polk County give free groceries to people who are struggling to pay their bills and keep ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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