Images of the DMV office in South Daytona and homes sold and under contract as the number of newcomers to Florida picks up in the first half of 2026.

A multivehicle crash has shut down all Interstate 4 westbound traffic just west of Exit 38, State Road 33, in Lakeland. The Florida Department of Transportation announced the closure about 5:30 p.m.

Lakeland city commissioners voted 4-3 to enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers and large industrial developments ...

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man in the parking lot of a Lakeland shopping center the morning of Aug. 3. The incident occurred after an automated license plate reader detected the ...

Lakeland Commissioner Chad McLeod has announced he will not seek a third term. McLeod's current term is set to end in December 2027. He is taking on a new role as the vice president of communications ...

Some experts suspect human interaction may be a factor as great hammerheads are particularly vulnerable to dying after being ...

After losing his wealth and family to addiction, Winter Haven native Steve Kalogridis shares his journey to a decade of ...

The Polk Education Association needs at least 50% of eligible employees to return ballots or the union will be decertified.

Even when Miranda Felton lies in a hospital bed with IV lines in both arms, she dreams of sashaying down the catwalk. For nine years, the Winter Haven resident has been plagued by a variety of ...

Jet Skis and Crocodiles: Florida crocodiles are turning jet skis and kayaks into vital habitat, Embracing Paradise Reporter ...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Walter Clayton Jr. hosted his first basketball camp at Lake Wales High School. Roy Fuoco. Watch Next ...

Kay Fields, pursuing a seventh term on the Polk County School Board, has a well-funded opponent in Sam Neelam, CEO of a ...