“You heard right, we are opening on Aug. 3,” franchise owner-operator David Corriveau said when asked about the opening date for the new Culver's at 1395 N. Holland Parkway in Bartow. On opening day, ...

After three years as a pillar at left tackle on the Alabama offensive line, Dolphins first-round draft pick Kadyn Proctor is ...

Justin Sharpless, seeking a second term on the Polk County School Board, contends with Kasen Hampton, a 19-year-old ...

Seven Republican candidates, all living outside Polk, are vying to face Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, in the redrawn U.S.

Winter Haven's proposed $372 million budget for fiscal year 2027 holds the tax rate flat, but homeowners will likely owe more ...

Circuit Judge Keith Spoto ruled in favor of Polk County, negating Lake Wales' plan to expand the boundaries of its Community ...

Kay Fields, pursuing a seventh term on the Polk County School Board, has a well-funded opponent in Sam Neelam, CEO of a ...

James Duckett was executed for the 1987 murder of an 11-year-old Lake County girl. He was long suspected of killing Jeanifer ...

After James Duckett's execution, family and friends of Jeanifer Weldon, and Sheriff Grady Judd, say "the right person died" for her 1987 murder.

An early morning fire on Jan. 7 destroyed the Sonny's BBQ on Broadway Avenue in Bartow. See firefighters battle the blaze.

Frankie Grover, with more than four decades in radio, runs KISS Radio Lakeland. He's trying to get an iconic Winter Haven ...

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier stole a winning lottery ticket from the mail and fraudulently claimed the prize, ...