Tina and Tim Calhoon, owners of Frescos Southern Kitchen & Bar in Downtown Lakeland, are preparing to open The Abigaile in Auburndale in August. The couple have taken over the space formerly occupied ...

Competing to be the third-team QB (practice squad) means the first preseason game is a huge opportunity for the Jacksonville ...

Lakeland Christian scored three times rushing, once passing and twice on special teams in 42-0 win over Davenport.

Lake Wales' Kaneilius Purdy and Kingston Loydd and Auburndale's Teo Edwards stand out in Kickoff Classic, while Ahnnari ...

A recall effort will proceed against Fort Meade Mayor Jaret Landon Williams and Commissioner Matthew Taylor. The recall attempt against Vice Mayor Petrina McCutchen failed due to an insufficient ...

Vote now on who the best Polk County high school football defensive lineman ahead of the 2026 season. This poll will end Aug.

OpenAI flagged a Florida man's ChatGPT messages after he plotted to rape and murder his ex-girlfriend: 'If I can't have her ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Erasmo Rodriguez of Haines City on DUI manslaughter and other charges ...

USA TODAY Florida reporter Jon Santucci gives his takeaways from the Kickoff Classics, including impressive wins by St.

Miami placed 10th on a global "sexually liberal" LGBTQ+ city ranking despite ongoing policy debates in Florida.

Florida had more than 3,000 vacant positions for educators, according to a recent report, with hundreds open in South Florida ...

A Polk City man died Aug. 12 after a collision with a vehicle on Mount Olive Road in Polk City, Florida Highway Patrol reported. The 34-year-old man was driving a Honda CBR600RR motorcycle east about ...