Whether mom's looking for comfort, indulgence or bottomless mimosas, one of these Polk County favorites is sure to please.

Water levels are slowly dropping in Peace River after the closure of a water-control structure near Lake Hancock on April 23, ...

Florida has six native venomous snakes, and three of them are rattlesnakes. As temperatures continue to climb across Florida, ...

Alexander Baerhold, 29, of Lakeland, died in the crash in the 1600 block of George Jenkins Boulevard, the Lakeland Police ...

The burn ban is determined using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, a continuous reference scale ranging from 0 to 800. It ...

A fiery, single-vehicle accident in a rural section of south Polk County killed a driver the morning of May 5. The accident happened about 11:20 a.m. at Alturas Babson Park Cutoff Road and 80 Foot ...

ORLANDO — It's been a successful year for George Jenkins boys volleyball as the program culminated the season against the ...

Clearing and grubbing operations are taking place for the Central Polk Parkway on the north side of SR 60 east of Bartow.

The Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres play Game 1 of their best-of-7 second-round series Wednesday in Buffalo, New ...

Putnam has worked at the museum since 2013 and most recently held the role of manager of exhibitions and adult programs, Florida Southern said in a news release. “Laura has consistently demonstrated ...

Which Polk County high school team had the best run during the spring 2026 season? Vote now through Friday evening.

Twenty nonprofits in Polk and Highlands counties will receive grants through the bequest of Mabel Schaefer, who died in 2023.