Kim Downing prevails in her second attempt at the Haines City Commission, taking nearly 53% of the vote in a runoff election ...

The former chief financial officer for the Florida Development Corp., which runs the BizLinc small-business incubator in Lake ...

3 George Jenkins junior Chelsi Williams (girls track and field) won all four of events at the 4A-10 district meet. She won ...

The owner of the Smokey Bones chain, Fat Brands, has closed its North Lakeland location and is redesigning it to become a ...

The city will send a letter in June spelling out its Capital City Clean-up. It offers collection points for debris while ...

There will be plenty of stories to follow in high school football from new starters to new coaches and rising stars.

The 26-year-old man had been radicalized into the Moorish "sovereign citizen" movement at Fresno State. His mother hadn't ...

Before the change, the intersection was estimated to carry 10,000 vehicles a day. Next up? What to do about the tiny CSX bridge.

Of the state's 30 top homes for alligators, eight are in Polk County or right along its border. And one tiny Winter Haven ...

Polk County Lt. Chad Anderson was shot in the arm before the bullet entered his chest. Deputy Craig Smith was shot 4 times in the arm.

Two restaurants in Polk County were temporarily closed by inspectors from April 8 to 21, one for roaches, the other for ...

In a statement to Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives, Wiggins’ younger brother, Robert, said he was there when his ...