Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Wales Police Chief Chris Velasquez will not be fired after all. The city manager announced at Tuesday's City Commission ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Wales Police Chief Chris Velasquez has been placed on suspension by Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton, who says he'll ...

It appears that Lake Wales is not in danger of losing its city manager after all. James Slaton, the city manager since 2020, has applied for the same position with at least three other cities in ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Lake Wales Police Chief Chris Velasquez will keep his job as the city’s top cop. At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, City Manager James Slaton announced he rescinded the ...

Nearly two years after her suspension from the Lake Wales City Commission, Kris Fitzgerald has been returned to office. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an order Wednesday reinstating Fitzgerald, whom ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — The Lake Wales City Commission approved a signed agreement Tuesday evening that will return ownership of the historic Dixie Walesbilt Hotel to the city. The hotel, which ...

The election for Seat 5 on the Lake Wales City Commission offers voters a distinct contrast: Eugene Fultz is a former four-term mayor, and Terri Awesome Miller is making her first run for office. The ...