Republican Hilary Holley and Democrat Edwin Perez face off March 24 in a special election for Florida House District 51, seeking to succeed Josie Tomkow.

Victory Christian is getting another chance to play for a state title thanks to a big second half by junior guard Christian ...

Police say two people were involved in an argument outside the pool hall when one pulled a handgun and shot the other. The ...

The closure, which will last until Sunday, March 8, is for bridge construction related to the Central Polk Parkway.

Bryson Love, 23, of Winter Haven died after a chain-reaction crash sent an SUV careening into oncoming traffic, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

The farm near Florida Polytechnic University is expected to produce up to 74.8 megawatts, or enough to power 12,500 homes.

What a day it was for the first day of the 2026 IBT State Wrestling Championships Thursday at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Lake Gibson advanced 11 of its 12 wrestlers to the second round, ...

Emergency road work continued on Cypress Gardens Boulevard the morning of March 5, but one of the two westbound lanes was ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a March 3 house fire in Lakeland as Deborah Yeater, 76.

The Polk County History Center will host the event Legacies in Polk Government Leadership on March 10 at 4 p.m.

Gas prices at service stations in Palm Coast, Ormond Beach and Port Orange, Florida during Daytona Beach Bike Week on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Lakeland native Kara Kirkland, who started working for Chick-fil-A as a teenager, opens her own store on Florida Avenue near Shepherd Road.