ALDI has announced six upcoming hiring events at locations across the Tampa Bay area, including Lakeland, Brandon and Pinellas Park.
DLP Executive Director Ellen Simms announces resignation; Board of Directors elects new members.
Highland Homes holds annual sales banquet for a celebration of last year’s success
One of the five children hit by an alleged drunk driver in Polk County on Thursday has died from his injuries.
A group of people enjoyed a windfall from an improperly stocked Walmart self-checkout register. Now police want to talk to them.
Fire weather, death penalty dispute, wild search lands four arrests and other stories from Florida Patch.
Summer Art Camp scholarships are awarded annually to children who need them. Help a child by donating today.
A Confederate flag is set to fly over Belleview’s City Hall on Wednesday.
A rattlesnake gave Polk County firefighters a start while they were battling a Saturday blaze, just days after a man was struck by a snake.
Polk County Fire Rescue responded to two brush fires in Lakeland on Friday. One was sparked by a lawnmower.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced 17 arrests during an undercover heroin trafficking investigation.
Freedom Guns now offers a laser-training simulator with various simulations.
One person was hospitalized after a fire destroyed a Lakeland home late Tuesday night.
Breaking: A small trash fire sparked a much bigger one, leaving a Polk County home unlivable.
The Moscow Ballet is bringing the ‘Great Russian Nutcracker’ to Lakeland later this year. Tickets go on sale soon.
Foundation aims to award 20,000 grants by Jan. 1, 2020; seeks ambassadors to help get the word out
Multiple lakes will be the stage upon which athletes will attempt to break numerous world records
The Florida Forest Service says recent fires in Polk County’s Indian Lake Estates may have been intentionally set.
‘Kylie’s Daddy,’ Sea Turtle Patrol, Sugar Sand Festival and other stories from Florida Patch.
Haines City’s latest top-notch resort features a soccer academy developed by a Brazilian soccer star.
College teams' model aircraft sized designs will compete for supremacy in the 2017 SAE Aero Design Competition.
Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency as the number of wildfires across the state continue to rise.
A Sunday night encounter with a rattlesnake is prompting Polk County authorities to warn residents to stay away from the critters.
A 19-year-old girl faces criminal charges after allegedly making threats against Polk State College following a bad math grade.
A man is dead after being struck by a train in downtown Lakeland Wednesday afternoon.
Two good Samaritans are getting the credit for saving a man whose vehicle plunged into Polk County’s Lake Silver.
Pizza parlor burglars, missing teen, prosecutor’s suspension requested and other stories from Florida Patch.
Flipping for Charities, the 59th annual event, helps support the children of Lakeland.
Polk County Fire Rescue has issued a burn ban until further notice.
A Pasco County man has been arrested in connection with a March 19 shooting that left a Lakeland man injured.
Miss Florida contestants will pack backpacks with food for the needy at Florida Baptist Children's Home in Lakeland
On Apr. 4 students, faculty, staff, and lawmakers will meet for Florida Poly Day, that will promote the new university and the STEM program.
A Polk County Fire Rescue crew had a close encounter of the slithering kind on Wednesday.
Ken 'The Rattler' Riley will host an upcoming scholarship fundraiser that includes a celebrity golf tourney and auction.
Two Lakeland teenagers are accused of stealing guns and a car from one of their fathers before holding up a man at gunpoint.
A 23-year-old Lakeland woman is dead and a teen driver injured following a Monday night crash on Deeson Road.
Polk County residents who want to learn more about a proposal to widen U.S. 92 will get their chance next month.
Police say the shooting began as a domestic incident at a home before the accused gunman shot two innocent bystanders while fleeing.
Panther milestone, warmer weather, RadioShack closings and other stories from Florida Patch.
A man's girlfriend was spitting mad -- literally -- at his ex, which reportedly led to the fracas and landed two behind bars. [BREAKING]