Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

The average fuel price in state has fallen about 11 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state ...

A 20-foot-deep sinkhole appeared in the front yard of a Royal Crest Drive home in Highland City on Thursday near the same ...

It's Week 12 of the Polk County high school football season. Here are highlights from Wednesday and Thursday night’s action ...

The FHSAA football playoff bracket, burning question, recruit to watch and exciting matchups to watch for each region in ...

A young child died Thursday afternoon in a fiery single-car accident near Lake Parker in Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff's ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Christopher Madison of Winter Haven pled not guilty on five counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Polk County Commission approved the purchase two years after local voters revived a land-conservation program whose ...

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

Lakeland overcame five turnovers to beat Sebring on Wednesday and remain undefeated but head coach Marvin Frazier is looking ...

Auburndale was able to steady the ship after falling to a top-five high school football team in Florida three weeks ago with a 31-13 win over Wildwood on Friday nigh at home — good for its third ...