Lakeland's tough schedule gives it four games among 10 can't-miss high school football games involving Polk County teams for ...

Neal Duncan has been appointed as the new Tourism and Sports Marketing Director for Polk County. Duncan will manage a budget of approximately $42.7 million and a staff of 32 employees. He has been ...

A 21-year-old man has been charged with beating his mother to death with his hands and feet inside her Eagle Lake home on ...

The 3-year-old girl's head got trapped in the playset while she was attempting to retrieve a stuck toy, police say.

Not one Florida hospital earned patient satisfaction scores averaging the top rating, according to an analysis of federal ...

Kamari Smith, AJ Truedell and Reagan Korlacki head this year's list of top returning running backs after rushing for 1,000 ...

Here's what the court ruling means for drag show venues and performers, parents, and Pride events that allow minors in ...

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets faced continued economic headwinds during the second quarter of 2026 leading to its fourth consecutive quarter with a slow down in sales growth. Publix's quarterly ...

A team from Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland finished sixth overall with their solar-powered vehicle in a ...

Travis Hunter has impressed at Jaguars training camp playing both offense and defense. He has allowed few catches in single ...

Andy Blair, who founded Refuge on the Ridge in Lake Wales in 2020, has left the ministry, and the nonprofit's board is not ...

Kelly Quinn is challenging Polk County Commissioner Rick Wilson in the Republican primary. Here's where they stand.