Lakeland, Florida
Coverage of Lakeland, Florida in the Nexus archive.
- Illinois player wins $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot; Florida player wins $1 million
A lottery jackpot of $1.04 billion was won by an Illinois player at a Hy-Vee Gas station in Quincy, with winning numbers drawn were 4, 26, 66, 67 and 69, and a Powerball of 9. Separately, a ticket sold at a Circle K in Lakeland, Florida, matched all five white-ball numbers for a $1 million prize.
- They thought they'd be retiring. Instead, they're grandparenting full time.
Vicki and Sal Parisella, grandparents in Lakeland, Florida, are raising two of their granddaughters due to family crises like health issues and drug use. They face financial hardships, relying on food banks and struggling with eviction, while part of a growing U.S. population of grandparents over 60 in parenting roles.
- Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery Store
The article discusses rising grocery prices in the United States, using a February fruit harvest in Lakeland, Florida as a contextual example.
- Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
The article details how Trump administration policies led to the detention of parents of over 11,000 U.S. citizen children, with a focus on a Florida family's experience. ProPublica's analysis of ICE data reveals a doubling of such detentions during Trump's second term.