The Polk Sheriff's Office said the crash happened Monday as the woman attempted to turn left onto Winter Lake Road and into ...

A section of Orange Street near downtown Lakeland has been closed as police talk to a man who has barricaded himself.

The Florida Department of Transportation’s District One office will hold a public meeting Dec. 11 in Bartow to present its ...

Polk County Public Schools' disclosure of more than 30 removed books follows a state report that listed six removed titles in ...

After 41 days, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove its water pumps from Lake Bonny now that the water level is within ...

Kirby Smart previews the SEC Championship Game, Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Bulldogs rematch.

Georgia safety Malaki Starks spoke with the media on Texas' changes since the last matchup.

Haines City Police officers responded to a call and found two people dead of gunshot wounds, a 34-year-old man and a ...

Joseph Hutchinson III, a former Polk County resident, cited President-Elect Donald Trump’s stated plans to pardon January 6 defendants.

Three of the restaurants had double-digit violations during the two-week period in November. Here's what the inspectors found ...

"Three of the biggest threats of aging are isolation, hunger and loss of independence. So the second part of our mission is ...

R. Bruce Anderson writes that tariffs are not a great solution even in a crisis, and can be incredibly harmful to an economy ...