Two elderly adults died in a single-story house fire the morning of July 5, according to Winter Haven Fire Department. Two ...

Lake Gibson junior weightlifter Micah Pointer performed as well as he could at nationals and AAU. He is a lifter to watch ...

Polk County's population boom is behind the creation of a new family division for the 10th Judicial Circuit, by order of ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that Congress should consider a bill to limit birthright citizenship and that it would ...

A new Miss Florida 2026 and Miss Florida's Teen were crowned Saturday in Lakeland amid a glitzy ball with dances, songs and ...

Did you celebrate America's 250th at Lakeland's Red, White and Kaboom? Check out the faces, the fun and the fireworks.

Three years before being named Haines City police chief, Isaac Jackson was sanctioned for using his city-issued phone for ...

The chain has submitted a request for zoning verification in a storefront that until recently housed a Japanese dessert shop.

Polk State College has been fortunate to benefit from the leadership of many exceptional presidents. Their tenures are marked by lasting accomplishments including new and renovated facilities, ...

Recently, in Mullin v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s statements on immigrants were not “overtly racist.” Upon hearing that decision, I was reminded of a different Supreme Court ...

The governor announced the results of this years FAST testing during a stop in Lakeland. See how Polk County compared to the ...

Gov. DeSantis vetoed $2.6 million to Frostproof for Lake Clinch shoreline stabilization, along with three Lakeland projects ...