U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin's newly redrawn district is now completely within Polk County. But he faces two challengers in his ...

Prior to adoption, all pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and come with a month of flea and ...

A community event will be held Oct. 26 at The Ritz Theatre to benefit Winter Haven High School students affected by a fatal ...

These are some of the biggest game of night in Week 9 of the 2026 high school football season. To stay up with the scores of ...

In the nearly one half of football that was played — there was 10 second left in the first half when the game was called — ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating what appears to be an attempted murder and suicide on Oct. 16 in Davenport.

There's light at the end of the tunnel for Lakeland's South Florida Avenue rebuild. But the work will likely take more than ...

The Georgia State Panthers and James Madison Dukes square off in a Sun Belt Conference matchup Saturday at Bridgeforth ...

Mosaic is laying off 199 workers on Dec. 8 at its South Fort Meade plant as a global sulfur shortage forces operations to ...

Winter Haven head volleyball coach Dylan Sechrest had a little bit of uncertainty heading into 2026 with some new players at ...

Polk County and the union representing Polk EMS and paramedics has secured a tentative contract with a 4th shift to reduce ...

Top-seeded All Saints pulls out tight third set and goes on to defeat Tampa Bay HEAT to capture the Class 1A, District 9 ...