Jayden McCutcheon returned to Fort Meade earlier this month after spending the spring at Lake Region then Auburndale.

Two dogs now have a new home two months after their owner was arrested for animal cruelty and abuse, according to the Polk ...

Ten dogs are dead after a fire broke out at a home in Lake Wales on Friday night, according to Polk County Fire Rescue.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Multiple dogs and puppies died after a house fire in Lake Wales on Friday evening. Fire rescue officials ...

Alexander Katchalov, a 28-year-old registered sex offender, is now charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a ...

Nearly 60 employees will lose their jobs when a Polk County manufacturing facility closes one department in the coming months ...

Clarice Sterba was a member of many groups, she had a passion for artistry, acting & entertaining, writing poetry, and children’s books. She authored the children’s book “Neapolitan”.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A former gymnastics coach, already a registered sex offender, finds himself behind bars once again. What began as a missing person ...

One person was killed early Friday morning after being involved in a head-on crash with a dump truck in Lake Alfred, ...

For this fiscal year, only applicants scoring 95 or higher can expect to receive their full requests for Florida's arts and ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former gymnastics coach on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to detectives that he had sexual intercourse twice with a girl he was coaching when ...