Here's the latest on just how wet it will be in Polk County as forecasters watch a possible low-pressure system in the gulf.

A parasitic illness is spreading across the U.S. with nearly 100 cases in Florida. Learn how to protect yourself.

Polk County School Board District 6 candidates Justin Sharpless and Kasen Hampton answer a question at a forum in Lakeland on ...

Incumbent Kay Fields and challenger Sam Neelam square off at a local forum for Polk County School Board candidates on July 16 ...

Polk County School Board District 3 candidates Kate Wallace, Sarah Corona and Victor Sims address questions at a July 16 ...

(This article was revised with information from Lakeland Electric and local businesses. It will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.) A power outage is impacting Downtown ...

The Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance has appointed Marialaura Leslie as its executive director. Leslie has more than 30 years of experience in arts administration, nonprofit leadership, cultural policy, ...

A group of Fort Meade residents has submitted petitions to seek recall elections for three city commissioners. Here's what ...

Matthew Woodrow, chief administrative officer of Orlando Health's Mid-Florida Region, leads a media tour of the new Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital in South Lakeland on June ...

Mario Scarpa, the Italian immigrant who brought his authentic fine dining to Polk County in 1976, has died at age 90.

If a property tax referendum passes in November, costing Florida cities and counties millions, it's either cut services or ...

Even with two new schools planned for northeast Polk County, the school district expects to be about 3,200 spots short as the population surges.