The magic of the holiday season returns as the City of Lakeland proudly presents the 45th Annual Snowfest, one of our community’s most beloved winter traditions. Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2026, ...

One of Lakeland's favorite holiday traditions, the annual Christmas parade and fireworks, returns Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m.

Florida Commerce has awarded $75,000 to the City of Lakeland to go toward a study for Memorial Boulevard. The grant will be used to create a strategic economic development vision for Memorial between ...

The Florida State Guard will build a base at Lakeland Linder, employing 14 to 16 full-time staff and up to 200 people during training.

Lakeland has become the proud owner of Holloway Park, increasing the city's total open space by more than 20%. Lakeland commissioners voted unanimously to accept the generous donation of more than 379 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) —Seven areas in Polk County could someday be home to a stop on the greater Orlando-based, publicly-funded commuter rail system. Some city officials are open to the idea.

It signals the commission's growing confidence in Sherrouse, a turnabout from a critical review in 2023 that had members asking about the termination policy.

Lakeland's Swans, Descendants of Queen Elizabeth II's Gift, Get Annual Health Checkup LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of swans descended from a pair gifted to the central Florida city of Lakeland by ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of swans descended from a pair gifted to the central Florida city of Lakeland by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in the 1950s were rounded up Tuesday for their annual health ...