The simplest way to make the playoffs is for a team to win its district games. A team can lose all the other games on its ...

It's time again for one of Lakeland's signature "swansational" events that, honestly, is hard to describe if you haven't seen ...

The driver and passenger of a Honda Accord, a married couple from Winter Haven, died in a three-vehicle crash in Auburndale, ...

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland has revealed the designs for its planned 138,000-square-foot Student Achievement ...

Three people died Sept. 24 after the vehicle they were in cross in front of a dump truck west of Lake Wales, the Polk County ...

The prosecution and defense rested in the murder trial of TJ Wiggins. The jury will likely hear closing arguments on Sept. 28 ...

Who has the best tacos in Polk County? Tough question, especially when there's so many options. In our poll below, we list ...

Vote now on which Polk County high school volleyball had the best week. This poll will end 8 p.m. Sept. 30, 2026.

Parents, partners, even pets. There is a national holiday for everything nowadays. See when each one is so you won't miss it next time it comes around ...

Green Horizon Land Trust has purchased a 19-acre parcel overlooking Crooked Lake and plans to reestablish the historical ...

Jurors heard a recording of TJ Wiggins denying involvement in the 2020 Frostproof killings, as ballistics experts testified about bullets.

Chad Allison, Polk County's land and water natural areas manager, background, and Jenna Lester, environmental specialist, light overgrowth on fire along the Eagle Roost trail at Circle B Bar Reserve ...