This is one in a series looking at what Northeast Ohio communities, institutions and agencies experienced in 2024 and what is facing them in 2025. It was a year of transition for Lakeland Community ...

Tests determined that Kody Wills' blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit after the Nov. 7 crash, the Polk County ...

A Lakeland man who lost his 5-year-old daughter in a fiery crash is now being charged with her death, according to deputies.

The sheriff's office said evidence showed Wills was "knowingly and intentionally" driving a car while intoxicated.

In his monthly column, Thomas R. Oldt talks with Lakeland psychologist Shelby Mathias about grief, addiction and society's ...

A Lakeland man whose 5-year-old daughter died ... the Sheriff’s Office recently received a toxicology report from the University of Florida Pathology Lab, which revealed that Wills' blood ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA ... a toxicology report from the University of Florida Pathology Laboratories released on Dec. 26 showed that Willis had a blood-alcohol level of .25 grams of ethanol ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A father in Lakeland is ... The results came back from the University of Florida pathology labs on Dec. 26, revealing Wills' BAC (blood alcohol content) was ...

His background: Hernandez started with Lakeland in June 2023. He has a 30-year career in ... Hernandez holds a master’s ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A father in Lakeland is ... The results came back from the University of Florida pathology labs on Dec. 26, revealing Wills' BAC (blood alcohol content) was ...