Miss Florida, who just earned her master's in health administration, was a former cheerleader at this major state program.

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

The average fuel price in state rose about 7 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the ...

Florida law permits firework use on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. Fireworks can be purchased at ...

According to data from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake Kissimmee had the second-highest number of alligators in 2024, with an estimated population of about 16,184.

Much remains unresolved: The threat to Israel is eased, not gone. Iran’s desperately ruinous, immoral and inhumane regime remains intact, though damaged. The future of Yemen, the Kurds, Iraq, ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Ed Vetter helped establish Polk's first International Baccalaureate program and led it to become one of Florida's ...

Bill Read was first elected to the Lakeland commission in 2015. His resignation leaves a fifth seat open in the city's ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

The Alligator Alley trail will be closed to public access at its intersection with the Marsh Rabbit Run and Heron Hideout ...

The City of Winter haven presents Rockin' Freedom Fest starting at 6 p.m. July 3 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 275 S. Lake ...