Most Lakeland roads were designed for cars, not people. That's a perilous reality for residents who walk — by choice or necessity. At least 70 pedestrians and bicyclists have been killed in the ...

A Florida law outlawing homeless people from camping on public property won't change the way Lakeland has handled public ...

Funding for a major sewage line and a new fire station in north Lakeland are the city of Lakeland’s top requests for the ...

Family members say 6-year-old Major Smith died from a gunshot wound to the head after finding an unsecured, loaded gun in a ...

A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Health after apparently shooting himself in the head with a ...

The new year kicks off with theater productions, art festivals and performances by stars like Renée Fleming and Ricky Skaggs.

With a snip of their scissors, 20 VIPs with the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art cut the ribbon on the museum’s $8 million expansion Thursday evening and announced that its new wing is named for ...

Phyllis Adams was asked eight years ago to sing "Amazing Grace" at President Jimmy Carter's funeral, but had to keep it a secret.

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Carrie Oldham, Lakeland’s first Black female mayor, considered former President Jimmy Carter a man of “high integrity,” who had the “utmost moral character.” It’s the reason she invited him to ...