Amendment 3 ensures we pay for growth through longer emergency response times and more traffic congestion, writes a former ...

The writings of a Southern Baptist leader recently showed how easily Christian nationalism can emerge, even accidentally, ...

U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin's newly redrawn district is now completely within Polk County. But he faces two challengers in his ...

A community event will be held Oct. 26 at The Ritz Theatre to benefit Winter Haven High School students affected by a fatal ...

Lakeland (7-1, 4-0) clinched the district title with the victory as the Dreadnaughts can finish no worse than tied for first ...

Mosaic is laying off 199 workers on Dec. 8 at its South Fort Meade plant as a global sulfur shortage forces operations to ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating what appears to be an attempted murder and suicide on Oct. 16 in Davenport.

An open Florida 16th Congressional District seat has attracted three candidates: Sydney Gruters, Kelly Kirschner and Mark Davis.

Prior to adoption, all pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and come with a month of flea and ...

Winter Haven head volleyball coach Dylan Sechrest had a little bit of uncertainty heading into 2026 with some new players at ...

There's light at the end of the tunnel for Lakeland's South Florida Avenue rebuild. But the work will likely take more than ...

Democratic incumbent Darren Soto faces off against GOP challenger Dan Green in Florida's 9th Congressional District, a seat ...