Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected a call for more selective deportations from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other ...

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U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee introduced a constitutional amendment that would allow only citizens to vote in federal elections, making current law permanent.

Lakeland and Haines City plan to keep operating their red light cameras system despite a Florida judge's recent ruling they are "unconstitutional." ...

Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to lead season 22 of "The Bachelorette" on ABC, is facing legal troubles following a recent police investigation.

Two Harveys stores in Lakeland are among seven in Florida and Georgia converting to Winn-Dixie. Both the Lakeland stores were once Winn-Dixies.

Florida Southern College in Lakeland has established the Major Cody A. Khork ’14 Endowed ROTC Scholarship to honor the reservist killed in Kuwait.

Rep. Felicia Robinson, a former math teacher, is the new chair of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus for 2026-28.

Well-wishers lined the long route as Maj. Cody Khork was taken from Lakeland's airport to a funeral home in Winter Haven.

Head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent resigned over the war in Iran. President Donald Trump called him 'weak on security.' ...

Readers helped pare more than 30 Polk County barbecue purveyors down to our Savory and Sweet 16. Here are the competitors.

Crowds pay tribute to Major Cody Khork, a fallen U.S. Army Reservist from Lakeland, FL, in a solemn procession.