A new dessert shop has opened its doors in Downtown Lakeland after Christmas, making the holiday season a little sweeter. Vampire Penguin Lakeland has started serving up shaved snow treats at 216 E.

USA TODAY Network food writers have compiled a list of the top steakhouses across Florida. The list features a mix of long-standing institutions and modern restaurants from various cities including ...

The commission that certifies nominees to Florida’s highest court has nominated six people as possible replacements for Justice Charles Canady. Three of them have ties to Polk County, including one ...

Just as Polk County schools return from the winter break, the City of Lakeland is rolling out 14 new speed-enforcement cameras near eight schools. "Drivers traveling more than 10 miles per hour over ...

After spotlighting America’s best dive bars, USA TODAY turned its attention to another enduring institution: the country’s greatest steakhouses. USA TODAY Network food writers fanned out across the ...

Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, finely curated antique art, and flakey French-style croissants—these aren't the kinds of things you'd think you'd find in a sleepy Florida college town between Orlando ...

A Florida man fatally shot his wife and critically wounded his stepdaughter before taking his own life after an argument over an NFL game. Jason Kenney, 47, died by suicide after killing his wife, ...

The planned revitalization of Lakeland's Munn Park has been delayed due to a lack of funding. A Confederate monument was removed from the park in 2019, and some tables and benches were removed during ...