From growth management to infrastructure, public safety and affordable housing, see what's driving the four candidates for ...

Lakeland city commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to end the 44-year practice of fluoridating the city’s drinking water. The decision comes amid controversy surrounding potential health risks ...

With the City of Lakeland's growing population, the need for 911 dispatchers is increasing as well. The number of calls is ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) —Seven areas in Polk County could someday be home to a stop on the greater Orlando-based, publicly-funded commuter rail system. Some city officials are open to the idea.

Lakeland has issued 5% more red-light camera tickets ... $1,565,087.07 sent to State of Florida. $1,070,658.22 to cover the ...

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 – When the 37 Miss Florida and 25 Miss Florida’s Teen contestants take the stage for the 88th annual Miss Florida pageant, they’ll come from across the state – from north to south, east to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The home at 1639 Norman Drive in Lakeland is off-limits for a year, even to its owner. “No matter what the illegal activity is, no matter what the nuisance is, when you enable ...