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Southeastern University anticipates a record fall enrollment of approximately 5,000 students, an increase of 11 percent over last year.

A mistrial was declared in a murder case Thursday after jurors deliberated for more than 12 hours over two days.

Will Putnam managed his family's business which included about 1,000 acres of citrus and more than 1,000 head of cattle, but he was at heart a working man.

An argument over beer led to the stabbing of an 18-year-old Tuesday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

Depending upon your perception, Kyle Cook is either profoundly unlucky or rather fortunate.

The company that is redeveloping the former Carpenters Home property into a senior living complex has donated 18 acres for a park and sports facility in north Lakeland.

A Lakeland man was killed Wednesday as a result of a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 4.

The State Attorney's Office has a plea offer of jail time and probation in rapper Kevin Gates' battery case.