The free event hosted by U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin will connect seniors, caregivers and families with organizations offering ...

Funds from the Florida License Plate Grant will be used to spay and neuter indoor-outdoor pet cats through the SPCA Florida’s ...

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

This Auburndale football defensive back announced his college commitment. See which Division-I program he chose.

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

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

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

Here’s what is new for high school football in 2026. Including Corey Boatman’s recent promotion to head coach at Winter Haven ...

Trump says he'll honor the "heroic" 16-year-old life guard who saved a boy after he became engulfed in rough seas in Santa ...

In Florida alone, an end to Haitian Temporary Protected Status decision could affect more than 150,000 people.

Lakeland will begin issuing $100 school zone speeding citations for offenses caught on camera Aug. 11, the first day of ...

Lakeland officials are discussing potential budget cuts due to a proposed Florida property tax initiative. If the initiative passes, the city anticipates losing $9.5 million in property tax revenue by ...