19+ hour, 5+ min ago  (238+ words) One Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to pitch against the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park on June 2. Four days later, another one could toe the rubber in Des Moines. According to the Detroit Free Press, Detroit Tigers star pitcher…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (949+ words) More than 50 Lakeland and Polk County residents from a broad spectrum of different political persuasions took a rare unified stance to express concerns about a proposed hyperscale data center in Lakeland. Lakeland-based engineering firm Kimley-Horn submitted a conceptual site plan…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (114+ words) Man dies in accident involving tractor in Lake City AOL. com A man was killed May 31 in an accident involving a tractor and a tree in Lake City. The accident was reported May 31 at about 5 p. m. in the 2000 block of Maple…...

1+ day, 26+ min ago  (94+ words) Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 1. North Port by the numbers- Gas current price: $3. 92--- Florida average: $4. 04- Week change: -$0. 41 (-9. 5%)- Year change: +$0. 81 (+26. 0%)- Historical expensive gas price:…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (320+ words) A 42-year-old Winter Haven man died Monday morning following a three-vehicle pileup on SR-570. A Ford pickup truck towing a utility trailer failed to slow down for highway traffic and triggered the chain-reaction crash. The drivers of the pickup truck…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (561+ words) The local franchisee owners of Louisiana-based Rotolo's Craft & Crust are close to opening their next restaurant location in a Memphis suburb. Couple Taylor and Blaire Bobo told The Commercial Appeal on April 30 that the new Rotolo's Craft & Crust in Lakeland…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (410+ words) A woman in her 70s who lived alone and was described as a recluse by neighbors appears to be the person whose skeletal remains were found east of Lakeland on May 28, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Partial remains, including a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (290+ words) Man escapes, 2 dogs killed in Smith County house fire AOL. com A man was hospitalized on Thursday after he escaped from a house fire on Country Road 35 in Smith County that left two dogs dead. Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (269+ words) Human bones found in wooded area near Lakeland: deputies AOL. com Human bones were discovered near Lakeland Thursday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. 7 NBC shows canceled so far in 2026 " and why they got the axe Trump 250 concert lineup:…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (95+ words) So, what's been happening with home prices in Orlando, FL, in 2026, and how do they compare to previous years? Redfin Real Estate analyzed the city's January-March average median sale price over the last four years to find out. All data…...