One person is dead after a crash on State Road-570 in Lakeland, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Troopers were ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A 23-year-old Lakeland man has been arrested following a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with critical injuries. The incident occurred late Monday night on US Highway 98 ...

After a cross-state adventure in the hands of thieves, two swans were back to nesting in a Lakeland retirement community ...

“One of the disparities is the fact that private schools are not held to the same standards or really effectively any standard,” Lakeland Schools System board member Jeremy Burnett (right) said, “and ...

If you have information on a hit-and-run crash, you can report it by calling *FHP (*347) or report it anonymously to Florida Crime Stoppers by calling **TIPS (**8477) or through the Florida Crime ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Florida schools are in their second year of using Xello. The platform provides teachers and students with real-life simulations and career explorations.

The department reached out to Florida ... Members of Lakeland's Northwest community spoke openly with The Ledger about their fear and distrust of the members of the Street Crime Unit following ...

Law enforcement nabbed one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives doing a routine traffic stop in Florida. Officers from ... Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for ...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (CBS12) — An 88-year-old man has been accused of murdering his 76-year-old wife and staging the scene to mislead investigators into believing her death was self-inflicted.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida elementary school principal and teacher are behind bars after police said the former hosted an "Open House Party" involving more than 100 minors with many seen ...

Federal agents said they’d found them on his Florida property while serving a search warrant related to Jan. 6 and his ties to the Oath Keepers, a militaristic far-right group that entered the ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has reported a significant decrease in crime for 2024, according to data collected by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s National ...