The park reopens Jan. 4; it is still being used for storm debris so it will still be closed on weekdays for the time being.

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The city of Lakeland’s Gandy Pool at the Kelly Recreation Center, the site of many swim meets, is closing for resurfacing ...

For generations, Lakeland residents facing serious medical emergencies had one place to go: Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. Within a few years, they might have nine. Keep up with what’s ...

A 36-year-old Polk County Public Schools employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with lewd conduct against a student by an authority figure, a second-degree felony. The Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The arrest of a Lakeland woman on a charge of threatening a Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida insurance worker has raised ...