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LAKELAND, FL (May 10, 2024) – On May 9, 2024, at 9:21 p.m. officers were called to a shooting at 1689 Village Center Drive in Lakeland. The caller said he just shot his husband and identified himself as Gavin Miranda, age 27. Officers arrived and found the victim, Hugo Gomez, age 30, deceased in the living room, lying face down on the floor. The Lakeland Fire Department and Pol ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 26, 2024) | The City of Lakeland is pleased to announce that the Five Points Roundabout project has been successfully completed 94 days ahead of schedule and will reopen to the public on Monday, April 29, 2024. The intersection at West Main Street, West Lemon Street and Sloan Avenue was temporarily closed while the signalized intersection was converted to a modern single lane roundabout.

Beginning Monday, April 29, 2024, at 7 a.m., the City of Lakeland Wastewater Collection Division will close Carleton Street in order to repair an aging sewer main south of 3224 Carleton Circle East.

LAKELAND, FL (April 23, 2024) - On April 22, 2024, the City of Lakeland’s Wastewater Division identified a possible wastewater force main break in a remote wetland about 1,500-ft northeast of 5001 Gateway Boulevard.

Lakeland Police Department K9s Drax, Judah, Kodiak, and Summit have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. All vests were sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Hobbs, Des Moines, IA - EOW 12/12/23”. Vested Interest in ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 1. 2024) | The Holloway Park Foundation generously donated 379.11 acres of land to the City of Lakeland for use as a City park.  The land donation valued at $12.9M was approved by the Lakeland City Commission on Monday, April 1, 2024.

LAKELAND, FL | (April 1, 2024) The City of Lakeland will commemorate the legacy of the Lake Mirror Promenade during the Centennial Celebration in 2028.

LAKELAND, FL (March 26, 2024) | The City of Lakeland Wastewater Division will repair a broken sewer connection in the 1800 Block of South Florida Avenue. The work will begin Sunday evening on March 31, 2024, at 7 p.m.

LAKELAND, FL (March 11, 2024) | A wetlands/protected wildlife and plants survey is planned to start on Monday, March 11, 2024, in the Lake Bonnet Drainage Project area. The AECOM Biological Survey Team will be working in the community to collect data until approximately April 30, 2024. Members of the team will walk through, inspect, and photograph the area and may enter and exit from the land and/or the water to complete the required data collection.