Applications are currently being taken at visitcentralflorida.org/silver-garlands-awards/ until Dec. 1. Silver Garlands is a ...

While keeping a wary eye on the tropics, Polk County can enjoy some beautiful weather over the ... Download your local site's ...

Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and killed her husband beating her with a ...

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

His wife Jazmine Rondon, 33, of Lakeland, was also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. She pleaded not guilty ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby gator was “arrested” by deputies after finding its way into a Lakeland neighborhood. On Oct. 30, deputies responded to a wildlife complaint on Parker Street West, near ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has concluded a two-day undercover operation targeting illegal activity at Asian massage ...

The dad, surviving child and a good Samaritan who helped were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.

A young child was killed in a fiery crash after their father and a good Samaritan tried to save them, deputies said.

Republicans sweep local races; new office holders are Becky Troutman at County Commission and Jennifer Kincart Jonsson in the ...