An influx of new businesses is contributing to Lakeland being one of the biggest boomtowns in the country. A new study by ...

A century-old Lakeland building that's fallen into trouble times is being granted a stay of execution: It is no longer slated ...

A new study of America's Biggest Boomtowns by loan marketplace LendingTree found eight of the 10 fastest-growing metro areas ...

Five of the fastest-growing cities or 'boomtowns' in the country are in Florida and one of them is in Polk County.

Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN), the parent company of Lake City Bank, reported record second-quarter earnings ...

One person was hospitalized after a fire at a duplex in unincorporated Lakeland early Thursday morning. The Polk County Fire ...

FHP reported that the Toyota drove west on Fletcher Avenue toward State Road 659. Troopers said the vehicle was turning south ...

Three Lakeland residents face RICO charges for a massive bank fraud that left hundreds of victims in its wake.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced eight arrests in a $8.8 million bank fraud and racketeering scheme, including three ...

Florida Polytechnic University, placed on the state’s watch list last year, was removed after maintaining an overall 74 score ...

LAGRANGE — Lakeland School Corporation has been awarded a fully funded grant of $854,252 from the Don Wood Foundation to establish a countywide "Learn to Work" program.

A Lakeland detective has been arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and accused of falsely reporting a crime involving ...