The ambulance was attempting to cross U.S. 27 with flashing lights and sirens when it was hit by a pickup truck, the Polk ...

Budget-friendly grocery chain Aldi opened a newly converted Winn-Dixie supermarket Dec. 4 at 2900 Lakeland Highlands Road in ...

The Lakeland Dreadnaughts secondary has easily been one of the more reliable Florida high school football units in the 2025 ...

The driver of a black Mercedes Benz sedan fled at high speed after rear-ending a vehicle on County Line Road, the Sheriff's ...

Polk County athletic director Dan Talbot is one of eight high school athletic directors from around the county who will be ...

Cendall Williams has been named a YoungArts Award Winner with Distinction and is invited to participate in National YoungArts ...

Winter Haven moves forward with a $10.2 million parking garage deal, despite resident questions about land value and public ...

Here's a list of holiday festivals, celebrations and more across Central Florida designed to put your family in the Christmas ...

Southeastern University in Lakeland has been awarded a $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Pathways ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Winter Haven has announced an opening day of Feb. 27 for Galacticoaster, the park’s indoor, ...

"How can we do things that are going to help people to thrive in the economic ecosystem where God's placed them?" ...

The commission met Dec. 4 and interviewed 20 applicants for newly created positions of circuit and county judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit, based in Bartow.