Lakeland, FL, Nov. 18--Florida Tile Industries Inc. announced Monday it will close its Lakeland manufacturing plant, just days after it was purchased by a Washington, D.C.-based merchant bank ...

Lakeland, FL, Mar. 14--It won't be easy for Chris Sikes to drive by the old Florida Tile Industries site once the now-sold manufacturing plant is shut down. The widow of Florida Tile founder ...

Under the agreement, Florida Polytechnic students will be able to collaborate with Catapult Lakeland’s entrepreneurial ...

On Monday, Lakeland city commissioners agreed to pay for the design phase of the reconstruction project on South Florida ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin, and the Florida Highwaymen will all help (re)open one of Florida's newest and most important museums. Formerly the Polk Museum of ...

(WFLA) – Lakeland police needed help with technology to link their firearms and their body-worn cameras. Luckily for them, they did not have to go far to find a solution. Source: Florida ...

Lakeland police have arrested a man they say is responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman crossing South Florida Avenue in November. Daniel Kovacs was arrested around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

The Florida state record for the longest alligator is 14 feet 3-1/2 inches, while the record for weight is 1,043 pounds. At 13-15 feet long, The Big Humpback is an unusually large reptile, which ...

The isolated nature of Lakeland’s iconic royal swans may be their saving grace as the bird flu ravages fowl populations in other parts of the country. “It’s ...

announced today it is once again expanding in Florida, opening in Lakeland in the Lakeland South shopping center located at 5216 S Florida Avenue. The Lakeland community is invited to celebrate ...

Brevard Commissioners last week agreed ask Space Florida to pay for $130 million in upgrades to a Merritt Island water treatment plant to help handle increased demand from the commercial space ...

Manatees suffering from depressed temperatures in typically balmy Florida are resorting to hanging out in the warm discharge of the state’s power plants. According to an Associated Press report ...