After the Dec. 2 runoff between Chad Davis and Matthew Crowley, Winter Haven has a new commissioner to replace Brad Dantzler.

As Polk's drought conditions persist, the water district's restrictions do not change watering schedules but prohibit ...

While most of the first-teamers from last season have moved on, a deep pool of talent returns for the 2025-26 season.

Charlie, a Benjamin School junior who helped his team win a state title in 2025, has yet to announce where he will play ...

Florida reporter Kevin Brockway, UCF reporter Chris Boyle and USA TODAY Florida reporter Nick Wilson discuss the timing of ...

Residents of Saddlebag Lake Resort near Lake Wales are gearing up to fight a proposed 855-acre sand mine just west of the ...

Lakeland commissioners showed a deep divide over the credits provided to the businesses toward the sale prices.

Bohler Engineering applied in August to the water management district for a permit related to construction of a data center ...

Rylee Hill, 23, of Fort Meade,and Annette Zalner, 79, of Lakeland died in the crash on Kathleen Road, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.

Polk County resident Autumn Cochella, a mother of three, became a first-time author with the publication of the children’s ...

Bartow Regional Medical Center is planning a $110 million expansion that will increase its beds by 25% and enhance its emergency, catheterization and surgical services. The BayCare board of trustees ...

Blind obedience is not part of the American character, and this feature extends to the military as well, R. Bruce Anderson ...