It's Week 12 of the Polk County high school football season. Here are highlights from Wednesday and Thursday night’s action ...

A young child died Thursday afternoon in a fiery single-car accident near Lake Parker in Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff's ...

Christopher Madison of Winter Haven pled not guilty on five counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Lakeland overcame five turnovers to beat Sebring on Wednesday and remain undefeated but head coach Marvin Frazier is looking ...

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

The Polk County Commission approved the purchase two years after local voters revived a land-conservation program whose ...

For all of the scores of tonight's games with Polk County teams, keep checking back here throughout the night.

Need help filing an insurance claim after damage from Hurricane Milton? An insurance village has opened at the RP Funding Center, 701 W. Lime St. in Lakeland. It's a place where policyholders can ...

GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida offered $80,000 in grants to provide hurricane relief for nonprofit organizations.

A game-ending interception gives Auburndale football a season-ending loss, but the Bloodhounds finish the season above .500 in Antonio Thomas' first year.

Lakeland police said the man called 911 to say he stabbed his wife during an altercation. She had 20 stab wounds.

The All Saints girls won their first county title in late October and now have qualified for state for the first time after ...