Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal explains what motivates him to succeed in the 2025 season as spring training gets underway in Lakeland, Florida.

Edward “Ed” Andrew Fazekas, 70, passed away on January 15, 2025, following a courageous battle with glioblastoma.

Halle Johnson has been a top defender in the county throughout her career and has won four girls soccer state titles.

The isolated nature of Lakeland’s iconic royal swans may be their saving grace as the bird flu ravages fowl populations in other parts of the country. “It’s ...

Karina Sloan, a longtime Lakeland resident, said many Venezuelans in Polk County are "panicking" over President Trump's ...

Southwest Florida boys basketball teams punched their tickets to the postseason. See where your team is seeded and who they ...

Lakeland chef Ryan Neal partners with investor Chris Cleghorn to open Hakucho, a contemporary take on Japanese izakaya, in Lakeland this spring.

David Price, president of Bok Tower Gardens, said two of the proposed highway routes could come within about 2,600 feet of ...

Many Lower Hudson Valley schools are closed or starting on two-hour delays Thursday morning as heavy snow and sleet began to ...

Houston opens spring training on Feb. 13 in West Palm Beach, Fla. and their first exhibition games will be on Feb. 22.

On Monday, Lakeland city commissioners agreed to pay for the design phase of the reconstruction project on South Florida ...

Welcome to Lakeland Antique Mall, a Floridian wonderland that’ll make you feel like a kid in a candy store – if that candy store was the size of a small town and filled with history. Ladies and ...