Lakeland opens against Auburndale on Thursday. The Bloodhounds better be ready — they played just seven minutes in their ...

Florida Poly's 21 graduate students and scholars are participating in the Fulbright program administered by the U.S. State Department.

Travis Hunter did not play with an upper body injury as the Jaguars tied the Saints. The Dolphins and Bucs came away with wins in Preseason Week 2.

Lake Wales routed Springstead while the Lakeland Christian-Auburndale game was called in the first quarter. More games also were canceled.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he sold the cocaine that killed a 65-year-old Bartow woman in October 2024.

Two people died in a mobile home fire in Auburndale on the afternoon of Aug. 12. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said no foul play was suspected in the fatal fire in The Hamptons golf community.

Debora Bland has opened her first brick-and-mortar venture serving up Bavarian pretzels and Polish donuts along with coffee ...

Six new members will be inducted into the Polk Arts and Culture Hall of Fame. The inductees, including the late painter ...

David Joseph Pittman was convicted in 1991 of killing Clarence and Barbara Knowles and their daughter, Bonnie, at their home ...

R. Bruce Anderson is the Dr. Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Endowed Chair in American History, Government, and Civics and Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Florida Southern ...