Florida is home to five of the fastest-growing U.S. metros, with Orlando, North Port, Cape Coral, Lakeland and Deltona taking ...

Lakeland officials gave a greenlight for a new townhouse development in the Kathleen area, immediately adjacent to two ...

A new study of America's Biggest Boomtowns by loan marketplace LendingTree found eight of the 10 fastest-growing metro areas ...

A Lakeland detective has been arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and accused of falsely reporting a crime involving ...

As Florida’s housing inventory hits record highs, first-time buyers are increasingly turning to affordable second-tier cities ...

If a zoning change is approved, the shelter would build a new, larger facility farther east along Memorial Boulevard.

Alexander Katchalov, a 28-year-old registered sex offender, is now charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a ...

These two distinctive Southwest Florida gems were among 16 road-trip worthy destinations by USA TODAY Network's Florida ...

A mother and son are facing animal cruelty charges after nearly a dozen of their dogs were found malnourished to the point ...

Of the top 10 fastest growing metro areas in the country, five of them are in Florida. Here's which ones are seeing the surge ...

Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice ...

The grand plan envisions a "vibrant, safe and thriving corridor" full of walkable streets, locally owned businesses and attractive public spaces.