An established local politician and a newcomer are contending for an open seat in Florida House District 48. Rep. Sam ...

The full picture of Hurricane Milton's devastating impact on the City of Lakeland has started to emerge with hundreds of ...

Republican Jennifer Kincart Jonsson won a four-person primary and now faces Democrat Ashley Herrmann in the Florida House ...

A state-run emergency shelter remains open for Polk County residents, even as locally run shelters have ceased operations.

On Thursday night, Haines City knocked off rival Ridge Community to take sole position of first place in Class 7A-District 6.

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Are you registered to vote in Florida? Are you sure? Here's how to check and what to if you're "inactive" or 'removed." ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a truck carrying a heavy load tipped while making a turn, and hit another work truck.

The free event in Winter Haven will provide information on micro schools, a new concept in Polk County that combines ...

Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, must defeat Democrat Octavio Hernandez of Davenport to earn a fourth term in the ...

Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a ...

Dick Howell served as a Lake Wales city commissioner in the 1990s and was public address announcer for Lake Wales High sports ...