The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk ...

A reader writes that greedy corporations are buying up senior communities and increasing rents, trapping seniors.

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers land sold to medical provider, Brandon gets Scandinavia furniture ...

Indivisible Polk, the Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus and other groups organized the "Hands Off!" rally Saturday at ...

The number of wildfires burning in Florida is climbing again. After a brief downward trend earlier in the week, the numbers ...

A 22-year-old man traveling in a Mercedes is calling the Polk County Jail home after he pointed a gun at a truck during a ...

A Lakeland man is facing money laundering charges after deputies said he was the ring leader behind an illegal gambling house.

When the results for Tuesday's special election in Florida came in, Democrat Gay Valimont had fallen short of winning a ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) arrested a 32-year-old Lakeland woman shortly after midnight on Thursday, April 3, 2025, on charges ...

Trump heads home to Florida same weekend as nationwide protests are planned against him and Elon Musk − including some down ...

Walter Clayton Jr. held no Power 4 offers. Now, he's one of the nation's best players and carried Florida basketball to the ...

A road rage suspect is facing charges after being caught on dashcam video brandishing a firearm.The incident took place near ...