Polk Superintendent Fred Heid said two charter companies did not qualify under the Schools of Hope program, and he denied all ...

Commissioners were told in September that Polk County has the most restrictive alcohol-sales laws in Central Florida.

On March 13, 2025, news reports suggested Tiger Woods was dating Vanessa Trump, former daughter-in-law of his friend Donald ...

Two of the three eastbound lanes near 1st Street have been closed as emergency personnel respond to an accident.

It took 10 years for Lakeland to avenge its first lost to St. Thomas in the state championship game in 2008, winning the next ...

The Geminid meteor showers, considered one of the best of the year, is about to peak in 2025. Here are the best locations in ...

The DEP listed desired projects for Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve, Colt Creek State Park and Lake Kissimmee ...

Winter Haven Mayor Nathaniel J. Birdsong Jr., left, and Ryan Kordek, executive director of the Polk Transportation Planning Organization, shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony near Bartow on ...

The ambulance was attempting to cross U.S. 27 with flashing lights and sirens when it was hit by a pickup truck, the Polk ...

The Lakeland Dreadnaughts secondary has easily been one of the more reliable Florida high school football units in the 2025 ...

Women Wilderness and Faith and the Lake Wales Moose Lodge #2391 will host its annual Breakfast with Santa and Santa’s Secret ...

The new zoning would allow developers to build up to 65-foot-tall commercial buildings. Residents warn of flooding and ...