Fireworks in the rain? Three cities in Polk County say their Independence Day festivities will continue rain or shine. Here's ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

The fire department will host its 7 Days of Giving from July 7 to 14 aiming to collect 7,000 pounds of pet food and $7,000 in ...

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Keegan Bradley has put himself in an intriguing spot. His could become the first U.S. Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold ...

Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.

President Trump joined Gov. Ron DeSantis and other leaders for a tour of a migrant detention center in the Everglades.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

A permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items was approved in the Florida 2025-2026 budget.

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays tussle Tuesday in what marks the second contest of a 4-game set north of the ...

The Velvet Swan would go in the space previously occupied by Dissent Brewing. Some point out Lakeland already has nine bars downtown.