People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

And Trump also issued an executive order forming a White House faith office and appointed controversial Florida pastor Paula White-Cain to lead it. White-Cain, a pastor at StoryLife Church and ...

Timothy Coon, the first Black judge in Polk County, Florida, has lived through and ... I had come back here, married a girl from Lakeland. and started practicing with the State Attorney’s ...

LAKELAND — Well before the sun has risen each weekday morning, Maria Victoria Negron arrives at a preschool in Lakeland to open the doors and prepare for the influx of youngsters. Karina Sloan ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland woman's attempt to evade law enforcement ended with her arrest on multiple charges after a high-speed chase and crash. 38-year-old Tareva Thomas was arrested by the Polk ...

One person is dead after taking their own life in a shooting at AdventHealth Heart of Florida Hospital Wednesday morning ... for more air traffic controllers across the country. In Polk County, a new ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Willie Gulley, a 24-year-old resident of Lakeland, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) ...

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store ... The driver also bit the deputy, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 8 social media post. It happened around 8:30 a.m. Monday ...

GAINESVILLE — UF is expected to hire Nick Polk to head Gators’ football front office, the Orlando Sentinel has confirmed. Polk spent 17 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons director of football ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 85 °F (29.4 °C). Winds variable at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 64 ...