The Mardi Gras Mega Millions jackpot sits at $395 million for the Fat Tuesday drawing on Feb. 17, 2026. Check your tickets ...

It took regulation, two overtimes and a second round of penalty kicks, but Lakeland Christian comes up short in 2A girls ...

Florida deputies fatally shot two dogs who were attacking a man who had to be airlifted to a hospital for his injuries.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida was number one in workforce education, 5 years ahead of 2030 goal, during a press ...

Here's what we know about the 22nd season of "The Bachelorette," when it will premiere, who Taylor Frankie Paul is and the ...

History professor and author Vernon Burton will discuss race and the U.S. Supreme Court in a lecture Feb. 19 at Florida ...

A fire destroyed the Tucker House, a remnant of a farmhouse surrounded by open fields in the Kathleen area north of Lakeland.

Wesley and Ashley Bell Barnett have pledged a donation of $10 million toward the construction of a Moffitt Cancer Center facility in Polk County.

9 Victory Christian senior Jarell Paul (boys track and field) won two events at the Bob English Invitational that had more than 25 teams competing. He set a personal record by winning the 110-meter ...

Planned Parenthood, which will close its Lakeland clinic on March 13, has operated at least one facility in Polk County since ...

The Amazing Shake put Lakeland Christian middle-schoolers through a series of real-world scenarios, testing their social skills in a professional setting.

State Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, will hold mobile office hours on Feb. 18 at the Lakeland Public Library, 100 Lake Morton Drive. Canady’s office holds mobile office hours on the third Wednesday ...