LAKELAND, Fla. - A new roundabout is now ready for Lakeland commuters Monday after half a year of construction, according to a recent City of Lakeland news release. The Five Points Roundabout project ...[...]

Before the change, the intersection was estimated to carry 10,000 vehicles a day. Next up? What to do about the tiny CSX bridge.[...]

A pilot died after a plane crashed at a Lakeland airport Tuesday morning, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine airplane crashed at the South Lakeland Airport at ...[...]

A Lakeland man was arrested Saturday morning after he led a high speed chase, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.[...]

Torn pieces of the Toyota struck a Subaru Outback as it passed through the crash area. Its driver, a 43-year-old Lakeland woman, suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The drivers of two ...[...]

A multi-car crash on Interstate 4 in Polk County shut down part of the highway Friday morning, causing massive delays for commuters heading to Tampa.  Currently, the westbound lanes of I-4 at Memorial ...[...]

LAKELAND - The electronic sign above Interstate 4 near Florida Polytechnic University announced Wednesday morning: '?Stopped traffic ahead 14 miles.'? It was a familiar message for drivers on ...[...]

Barmby said the city continues to discuss improvements to U.S. 98 / Bartow Road with FDOT, an important arterial road that could help alleviate traffic on South Florida Avenue. Also, he said ...[...]

About 1,300 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at CSX's Winston Railyard early Tuesday when a railcar and a locomotive collided. The spill happened along Wilkinson Road, about halfway between Old Tampa ...[...]

A Polk County man has been arrested following a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning that killed a Bartow High School student, the Florida Highway ... 27-year-old Ocala man riding a bicycle on ...[...]

the Suzuki was headed westbound on East Edgewood Drive, and the Hyundai was exiting a parking lot in that area from the north side of the roadway. Read: Punitive Damages Denied In Florida Theater ...[...]

A 22-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday morning in a collision with another vehicle on Edgewood Drive, the Lakeland Police Department reported. Officers responded at 11:36 a.m. to a crash ...[...]

Lakeland police officers, along with local fire rescue officials, responded shortly after 11:30 a.m. to the crash at East Edgewood Drive near Lake Bentley. When they arrived, responders found 22 ...[...]

The Lakeland Police Department said around 11:36 a.m., officers arrived at the 2100 block of East Edgewood Drive after reports of the crash. Police said a black Suzuki motorcycle was traveling ...[...]

The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of East Edgewood Drive, the Lakeland Police Department said in a news release. Recommended Videos The motorcyclist - identified as Cody ...[...]

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

Moving Florida Forward includes another project in Polk County, the reconstruction of the Interstate 4 interchange at State Road 33, just east of Lakeland. The initiative assigned $197 million for ...[...]

With the assistance of the U.S. Marshalls, Florida Highway Patrol troopers located Anne Lang, 41, near Lakeland on Wednesday. She is accused in the drunken driving deaths of a LaBelle father and ...[...]

A Polk County man has been arrested following a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning that killed a Bartow ... the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Edgardo Joel Rosado Perez, 41, of South Lakeland ...[...]

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) - A Bartow High School student was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Wednesday, officials said. The Florida Highway ... 41, of Lakeland, struck an 18-year-old who attends ...[...]

(WFLA) - A Lakeland man was killed early Monday ... dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

WINTER HAVEN, FL - A Polk County man is $5 million richer ... ticket at Haines City Food Mart, located at 95 U.S. Highway 17-92 W. in Haines City. According to lottery officials, Johnson chose ...[...]

After possible record-high temps in some areas, another cold front is moving into Florida, bringing the potential for severe storms.[...]

Lakeland can't do it.' But we did it, folks," airport director Kris Hallstrand said. "Let's stay off Interstate 4." Avelo ... according to Visit Central Florida. But starting with only one ...[...]

A Polk County man has been arrested following a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning that killed a Bartow High School student, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Edgardo Joel Rosado Perez, 41, of ...[...]

According to arrest and search warrant affidavits, Higuera Guerrero was driving a 2005 Volvo XC90 north on County Road 39 about 8 a.m ... Higuera Guerrero, who had a Florida Medical Marijuana ...[...]

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

SEFFNER, FL - A 68-year-old Lakeland woman has died following a crash on Interstate 4 just east of State Road 579 in Seffner. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 11:07 p.m. Sunday ...[...]

A Lakeland man who carjacked an ambulance March 22 on a southbound I-75 exit ramp in Tampa was arrested by Hillsborough deputies, FHP said.[...]

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

The project will double the lanes from two to four. It also involves bike and pedestrian paths on both sides, two roundabouts and wildlife crossings.[...]

People say the road diet has led to heavy traffic and fender benders, adding that it's unfinished and unsightly.[...]

Just after 3 a.m. Friday the Polk County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver Alert for a missing and endangered 65-year-old Lakeland man ... by a Trooper from the Florida Highway Patrol, and he ...[...]

(WFLA) - A Lakeland man was killed early Monday ... dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

WINTER HAVEN, FL - A Polk County man is $5 million richer ... ticket at Haines City Food Mart, located at 95 U.S. Highway 17-92 W. in Haines City. According to lottery officials, Johnson chose ...[...]

Just after 3 a.m. Friday the Polk County Sheriff's Office issued a Silver Alert for a missing and endangered 65-year-old Lakeland ... by a Trooper from the Florida Highway Patrol, and he is ...[...]

(WFLA) - A Lakeland man was killed early Monday ... dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

WINTER HAVEN, FL - A Polk County man is $5 million richer ... ticket at Haines City Food Mart, located at 95 U.S. Highway 17-92 W. in Haines City. According to lottery officials, Johnson chose ...[...]

Moving Florida Forward includes another project in Polk County, the reconstruction of the Interstate 4 interchange at State Road 33, just east of Lakeland. The initiative assigned $197 million for ...[...]

SEFFNER, FL - A 68-year-old Lakeland woman has died following a crash on Interstate 4 just east of State Road 579 in Seffner. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 11:07 p.m. Sunday ...[...]

MULBERRY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office has confirmed one person is dead after a small plane crash at an airport in Mulberry.[...]

A 48-year-old man accused of '?inflicting months of captivity and abuse'? on a woman was arrested after a multi-county chase on Interstate 4 on Tuesday afternoon ... A separate news release from the ...[...]

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Florida sheriff's office pokes fun at jokester who placed ...[...]

John McShaffrey, overseeing the Florida Department of Transportation's community ... The FDOT's plans will transform U.S. 98 from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway with a ...[...]

A motorcyclist died from his injuries after a crash Monday afternoon on U.S. 301, according to the Florida Highway Patrol ... by a 50-year-old man from Thonotosassa, was heading north on Jackson ...[...]

Over a dozen Federal Aviation Administration workers in orange ATC-lettered T-shirts stare into the air in a 360-degree room more than 100 feet above ground. Some of ...[...]

LAKELAND, Fla. - A man is dead after he hit a trailer on New Tampa Highway early Monday morning, according to a news release. Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a crash ...[...]

A 35-year-old Polk City man was killed late Sunday night in ... the crash happened shortly before 10:45 p.m. at 4734 Berkley Road, about 1,000 feet south of Pace Road. Toddler's death:Lakeland ...[...]

John McShaffrey, overseeing the Florida Department of Transportation's community ... The FDOT's plans will transform U.S. 98 from a two-lane undivided highway to a four-lane divided highway with a ...[...]

LAKELAND - The electronic sign above Interstate 4 near Florida Polytechnic University announced Wednesday morning: '?Stopped traffic ahead 14 miles.'? It was a familiar message for drivers on ...[...]

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) engaged in a multi-county pursuit of a minivan which was fleeing from the Lakeland Police Department in Polk County ... the driver of a minivan exited onto John Young ...[...]

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) - A woman was hospitalized after she drove an SUV into Lake Morton Monday morning. The Lakeland Police Department said at about 8:45 a.m., Pamela Peacock, 53, was driving when ...[...]

Authorities announced the arrest of an Alva woman missing for nearly two weeks after she fled as her vehicle homicide trial loomed in Hendry County.[...]

Moving Florida Forward includes another project in Polk County, the reconstruction of the Interstate 4 interchange at State Road 33, just east of Lakeland. The initiative assigned $197 million for ...[...]

SEFFNER, FL - A 68-year-old Lakeland woman has died following a crash on Interstate 4 just east of State Road 579 in Seffner. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 11:07 p.m. Sunday ...[...]

Traffic is at a standstill. It appears there is an accident ahead. [...]

Black car crash into left lane wall driving across in front of southbound traffic, around 5 pm April 4, 2024[...]