Lakeland News

We're sure that after yesterday the last thing you want to hear about is more taxes.

A Polk County judge set a high bond for a Lakeland teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student.

Polk County, Florida -- The Cleveland Court Elementary crossing guard located at Cleveland Heights Blvd. and Edgewood Drive in Lakeland will be removed due to the inconsistent use of the crossing by elementary students.

A long-time employee of a manufactured homes company faces grand theft charges following a four-month investigation by Lake Wales police.

A central Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire.

Mar 25, 2014; Lakeland, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves left fielder Justin Upton talks with center fielder B.J. Upton before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.

First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 8:00 PM on 4/15, issued at 10:03 PM Fort White, FL BOSTON -- Ceremony to remember the victims on the 1 year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings.

A Polk County teacher is behind bars today after she was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy in her car, Lakeland Police say.

Jennifer Christine Fichter, a 29-year-old English teacher in Lakeland, Florida, has been arrested and charged with 6 counts of Unlawful Sexual Activity With A Minor after admitting a sexual affair with a 17-year-old male student.

A Tampa drag racer has died from injuries he suffered in a crash at the Lakeland Motor Speedway earlier this month.

Florida Polytechnic University's Presidential Search Committee has selected Dr. Randy K. Avent to be the University's first president.

A 64-year-old man is expected to learn whether he will receive life imprisonment or be sent back to Florida's death row for a 1981 shooting rampage that left three people dead, including a Polk County sheriff's deputy.

First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 8:00 AM on 4/13, issued at 10:37 AM Bryceville, FL First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 10:12 AM on 4/15, issued at 10:12 AM Hoboken, GA LAKELAND, Fla.

Josh O'Connor, brother of the groom, officiated the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Marilyn & Harold Sams of Lakeland, FL.

A soldier killed in shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this month is being remembered at private services in central Florida.

Well.... we've heard some pretty heavy duty SnF attendance claims before... and back then, they were B.S... But maybe this time, it will be different.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said detectives arrested 37 suspects for various retail theft charges after conducting surveillance at various retail stores during "Operation Sticky Hands" on Wednesday and Thursday.

The body of one of the three soldiers killed in the rampage at Fort Hood will be returning to the Tampa Bay area.

Andrew Vacca, left, director of the Boost Activity Night for Families with Disabilities at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lakeland, Fla., gets a hug from one of the event's participants.

An undated handout photo of Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old who jumped to her death at an old cement business in Lakeland, Fla.