Josh Shepherd

From sensory-friendly activities to massive trunk-or-treats, Lakeland churches offer family fun while building community connections.

“I would like all peace-loving people to help me come back to my family,” Pastor John Cao said in a new interview from southern China. “And I firmly believe to bear the cross never means an easy path.” Today, Cao, 67, has stage 4 prostate cancer

Battling stage 4 cancer after seven years in prison, Pastor John Cao is pleading to leave China and reunite with family in the U.S.

In a four-and-a-half-hour meeting Monday, the Lakeland City Commission discussed red-light cameras, approved a much-debated Pipkin Creek Road rezoning, and backed a county partnership to help bring lights to John McGee Park.

The Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes spending on personnel, water and wastewater projects, and new radios for Lakeland police and fire.

This mix of educational, adventurous and faith-based shows offers something for a range of ages — and parents may even find themselves also watching.

A three-hour City Commission meeting distilled into a four-minute read.

Leaders attribute SEU’s growth to expansion strategies, local industry partnerships, and its conservative Christian identity.

A new Florida Realtors report found home and condo sales increased statewide in July, but Polk County saw declines in both categories.

The family comedy 'Coyote vs. Acme' recasts Wile E. Coyote's age-old fanatical pursuit of the Roadrunner as an ode to perseverance ... and a legal case.

After moving to their headquarters in August, the metal building construction company will hire engineers, detailers, and machine operators.

As demand increases at Lakeland Linder International Airport, the airport team plans to add an additional passenger waiting area, three airplane holding bays, and improve parking.

The adorable puppies in tricked-out rescue vehicles are back -- with dinosaurs! -- as 'Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie' proves to be a box-office success.

A four hour City Commission meeting distilled into a five-minute read.

Nine years after Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappeared, his wife still has no answers about whether he is alive, where he is being held or when their family might see him again. For Geng He, the anniversary of her husband’s

Publix, the popular grocery chain headquartered in Lakeland, announced its fourth consecutive quarter of slower sales growth.

9 years after Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappeared, his wife has no answers about whether he's alive & where he is being held

Two toddlers watched as Chinese police took their mother away. More than 600 miles away on a ministry trip, their father could only watch from afar as his famil

In advance of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event coming on Aug. 14, a host of contributors preview what could happen, including Josh Shepherd with analysis of the Muppets and Bluey: The Movie.

Chinese police came to arrest a house church pastor. He was abroad so they took his wife instead in front of their two toddlers.