Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the district’s boundaries.

The application process opened Monday and will remain open only to the first 50 applicants, or Sept. 30, whichever comes ...

The fatal Lakeland crash was a single-vehicle accident, while four vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash near ...

The biggest regular-season golf tournament in the area is the Crutchfield-Hawkins Golf Tournament in Sebring, and Polk ...

A tropical depression or storm is likely to form over the next couple of days. Take a look at Polk County's forecast.

It was imperative for Reagan Korlacki to have a prudent mindset, even as an underclassman heading into the 2024 football ...

South Lakeland lost two top competitors in the sports-bar "breastaurant" segment. But North Lakeland doubles down with Twin ...

New developments added $2.7 billion in property value to the tax rolls in Polk County. Here's a look at the biggest, and ...

Constitution Day was Tuesday, Sept. 17, and we were without the person who opened this event for years. This week, we mourn ...

Two houses collapsed in Rodanthe, North Carolina on the same day. The public is warned to stay out of the area.

Seven Polk County food vendors failed to meet inspection standards Sept. 9-15, according to state reports. No restaurants were shut down during the week, and only three had pest violations. All three ...

A large, slowly-spinning system across the northern Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico could develop into something serious, forecasters said.