Fort Meade has rescinded a precautionary boil-water advisory that had been in effect since Sept. 8. The city posted the ...

Florida troopers corral an emu wandering along a busy highway and confirm that no insurance policies were sold during the ...

Among the other top games this week are Kissimmee Osceola at Lake Wales, Lakeland Christian at Sebring and Victory Christian ...

Here's the rundown of how Polk County high school football teams fared during Week 5 action on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

Auburndale’s budget swells 28.4% from the current year, but the increase results from capital projects rather than higher spending on city operations.

Skip (py) down to SPCA Florida soon to meet this unique dog and witness her victory lap home. At SPCA Florida, special cats ...

Winter Haven's proposed 2027 budget is heavy on capital projects, includes employee raises and comes with higher property taxes. Here's why.

The fear-stoking, science-fiction clatter around AI is annoying ― and incorrect in almost all ways, R. Bruce Anderson writes.

The building on South Florida Avenue, just south of Main Street, is being razed. Here's what the plans are for the site.

As Fort Meade postponed a scheduled vote on the budget, a commissioner continued his campaign against the city manager, ...

Defense attorney Debra Tuomey questioned the reliability of DNA evidence linking TJ Wiggins to the 2020 killings at Lake Streety in Frostproof.

The boy was crossing U.S. 27 and crossed in front of a Ford Explorer traveling north, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.