Online applications are now open for free Head Start, voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) and special needs preschool programs ...

City officials have a new timetable for the design and construction phases of the controversial, $22-million South Florida Avenue Road Diet ...

Three Lakeland Police officers and their supervisor sergeant, all with the department’s street crimes unit, resigned on Wednesday ...

Every year, low- and moderate-income households miss out on tax credits and deductions worth thousands of dollars by not ...

Dozens of people displaced by Hurricane Milton three months ago were displaced again when a fire broke out at 5:39 a.m. Friday on the second floor of the Imperial Swan Hotel.

Lillian (Lilly) Hernández Caraballo is a bilingual, multimedia journalist covering housing and homelessness for Central ...

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In its heyday, Memorial Boulevard was a prime shopping destination. Today, it's better known for traffic accidents, fast food and a significant population of people who are down on their luck. But the ...

Dear readers: As LkldNow approaches its 10th birthday this fall, Executive Director Trinity Laurino and I are excited to announce new leadership for our newsroom. Robert Meyerowitz, an experienced ...