Lakeland News

The curiously oval-shaped structure at the new Florida Polytechnic University, designed by noted Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is a symbol of the state's latest higher-education experiment.

Bradenton defeated the Flying Tigers 5-1 on Saturday Night at Joker Marchant Stadium with strong defensive play, turning four double plays on the night and stranding five Lakeland players.

But the Lakeland, Florida, resident's grief was compounded after thieves broke into his home earlier this week and stole something with powerful connections to his late wife.

Surgeries cancelled over fear of rare disease The Ledger reports that the surgical instruments in question were on a tray at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

A woman has been arrested in the theft of a cellphone that took a selfie of the suspect and sent it to the owner.

The Rating Outlook is Stable. SECURITY Outstanding energy system revenue bonds are secured by a first lien on net revenues of the city's electric system.

Outstanding energy system revenue bonds are secured by a first lien on net revenues of the city's electric system.

We're bringing you to the front lines after a hit-and-run crash in Lakeland killed a construction worker.

A new era of innovation is coming to central Florida, and it is also an era of education, technology and entrepreneurship.

Lakeland Police are looking for the driver of a truck that hit a construction worker in the 2600 block of South Florida Avenue early Wednesday morning.

The Detroit Tigers plan to remain in Lakeland for at least another 20 years. After rumors that the team was considering other locations for its spring home, the city commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to approve a deal to keep the Tigers playing at Joker Marchant Stadium, the Lakeland Ledger said.

Missing: Lakeland man with Diabetes The Lakeland Police Department is asking for the public's help locating a missing and endangered man.

Judge Abdoney, 43 of Lakeland, is currently a Polk County Court Judge. Prior to his appointment to the county court bench in 2008, he served as an Assistant Public Defender in Tampa and later as an Assistant State Attorney in the Tenth Circuit.

When I was a senior in high school in 1942, I took advantage of the Civilian Pilot Training Program and earned my pilots license flying Waco UPF- 7s and PT-17s off a red dusty Oklahoma airfield near my hometown.

When and Where: Meet at Canoe Launch, Wekiva Springs State Park 745AM. How long: Expect to be on the way home by 3 PM.

Career criminal jailed for armed robbery dies in sleep 54-year-old, Lakeland resident, Greg Mitchell Hughes, who was arrested on July 17, 2014 died in his sleep.

Lakeland Police Department received a call on July 19, 2014 at approximately 7:34 a.m., regarding shots fired into a residence located at 1301 Golconda Rd. Lakeland Police investigate shooting Lakeland Police Department received a call on July 19, 2014 at approximately 7:34 a.m., regarding shots fired into a residence located at 1301 Golconda Rd.

On July 19 at approximately 10:55 a.m., the Lakeland Police department responded to an accident with injuries at Kathleen Road and Quincy Street.

The City of Lakeland and the Detroit Tigers have reached agreement that will extend the City's relationship with the organization another 20 years.

A Lakeland congressman, concerned that child predators work where kids play, is proposing a bill that would allow a polygraph test for potential employees.