The Polk Transportation Planning Organization is devoting $500,000 for a study of potential passenger rail stations along ...

Lake Wales will begin construction soon on a third fire station, a roughly 9,000-square-foot facility at Hunt Brothers Road ...

Fall is about to get a lot more colorful in Lakeland. A two-week festival will bring 11 artists from around the world to ...

Researchers classify shoreline fishing as low risk, but this deadly encounter shows even routine outings can turn dangerous.

Lawyers for the man accused of beating Leelama Lal nearly to the point of blindness in February 2025 are seeking his release ...

Winter Haven police say a man has died after being punched during a verbal altercation at Caribbean Bay. Police are searching ...

A 4-year-old child was critically wounded by a gunshot inside a car in the parking lot of a Burger King in Bartow, the Polk ...

Winter Haven, All Saints and George Jenkins volleyball advanced to regional semis. Here is the update on the rest of the ...

In an attempt to bolster domestic fertilizer production, the United States Department of Agriculture has awarded $19.9 ...

LAKE WALES — Lake Wales certainly is happy about accomplishing one of its goals for the 2026, winning the district title, and going undefeated in the district, another goal accomplished on Thursday ...

A planned waffle shop marks phase two of Stephen and Tammy James' revival of vacant buildings in a segment of downtown Lake ...

Under Florida law, it is illegal to kill, injure, or capture an alligator without a permit. Residents concerned about an alligator should call the state's Nuisance Alligator Hotline instead of taking ...