Want to get away for spring break? One of the pros (and cons) about living in Florida is that the state is huge: You can drive for 6 hours from Tampa Bay and still not cross the state line. That makes it harder to leave,

A lottery player has a lot to celebrate after scoring a life-changing prize in Florida. The player bought a Fantasy 5 game ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the March 5 evening drawing, making it worth more than $121,000, results show. The winning numbers: 5-14-18-19-22.

A Lyft ride-share trip turned bizarre when the driver realized her passenger had taken down his pants during the ride, according to investigators in Florida. It happened Wednesday

Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay launched a capital campaign to build the Barnett Family JA Discovery Center at Tenoroc High in Lakeland.

Former Sen. Kelli Stargel will serve as the new Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Development, and External Relations at Florida Polytechnic University, the Lakeland-based STEM school announced.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The city of Lakeland unanimously voted on Monday to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. Since November, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has been urging ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This hurricane season ... the coastal economies that rely on healthy oceans will all be affected by the cuts at NOAA,” he said. In Lakeland, NOAA houses its aircraft operations center and its fleet of Hurricane Hunter planes ...

Detroit was supposed to play Toronto in Lakeland, Florida, but the game was called off several hours ... Weather issues during spring training are a reminder to the Tampa Bay Rays of what they may have to deal with when having to play their regular-season ...