Lake Wales will not seek a new police chief after all. A week after announcing the planned firing of Chief Chris Velasquez, Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton announced at Tuesday night’s City ...

Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton plans to replace Police Chief Christopher Velasquez, citing concerns about favoritism and a lack of transparency. In a memo sent to Velasquez on Monday, Slaton ...

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 ...

LAKE WALES — Cheryl Brannan and Sue Polzin decided on a trip to downtown Lake Wales on Wednesday from their homes in Saddlebag Lake Resort, a community a few miles east of town. As they stood in ...

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 ...

A North Wales city has been ranked in the top 10 of the most generous in the UK this year, after a £1.5m campaign to raise ...

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 At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, City Manager James Slaton announced he rescinded the ...

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 ...

With “Welcome to Wrexham” landing the North Wales city on the international radar, what else is hiding among the region’s more famous scenic draws? Quite a lot. The River Dee flows through Llangollen, ...

The Lake Wales City Commission selected Restoration St. Louis to redevelop the historic Walesbilt Hotel. The company plans to restore the long-dormant building and operate it as a hotel, potentially ...