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 ...

If you drive on U.S. 41 North past Hernando, you’ll see a sign for the village of Holder. There’s a quaint post office on the ...

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

Florida is one of the most expensive states for homeowners insurance, largely due to the heightened risk of hurricanes, floods and other severe weather. Annual premiums averaged $5,376 in January ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA ... The certifications are through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). News Channel 8 reached out to FDLE for the status of their certifications and had ...

The Tigers return to their spring training facility, known as TigerTown, in Lakeland, Florida, with pitchers and catchers reporting for their first workout Feb. 12, and position players getting ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Winter Haven. He is joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Florida ...

The Lakeland Police Department has located a 6-year-girl they say went missing from her home twice in one night. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Monday ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A missing Lakeland girl has been found safe, according to authorities on Monday morning. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert for Empress ...

state says Polk County ranks in the second of four tiers for immunization levels established by the Florida Department of Health. Eighteen counties are labeled in red on a map on the agency’s ...

THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PARDONING MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL, INCLUDING MANY FROM RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. WESH 2’S JUSTIN ...