Sherman's Antiques in Winter Haven closed its doors June 25 and will auction its remaining items online ending July 23. A walk-through is July 21-22.

Here's the latest on just how wet it will be in Polk County as forecasters watch a possible low-pressure system in the gulf.

Lakeland Electric is reporting power outages in Downtown Lakeland and in North Lakeland off U.S. 98 on July 17.

LAKELAND — The seven candidates running for three spots on the Polk County School Board fielded questions covering such topics as achievement gaps, teacher shortages and educational vouchers during a ...

Matthew Woodrow, chief administrative officer of Orlando Health's Mid-Florida Region, leads a media tour of the new Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital in South Lakeland on June ...

LAKELAND — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Lakeland to announce a seemingly obscure bureaucratic change with major implications for Florida’s citrus industry.

Polk County School Board District 3 candidates Kate Wallace, Sarah Corona and Victor Sims address questions at a July 16 ...

Incumbent Kay Fields and challenger Sam Neelam square off at a local forum for Polk County School Board candidates on July 16 ...

Polk County School Board District 6 candidates Justin Sharpless and Kasen Hampton answer a question at a forum in Lakeland on ...

The Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance has appointed Marialaura Leslie as its executive director. Leslie has more than 30 years of experience in arts administration, nonprofit leadership, cultural policy, ...

A parasitic illness is spreading across the U.S. with nearly 100 cases in Florida. Learn how to protect yourself.

A group of Fort Meade residents has submitted petitions to seek recall elections for three city commissioners. Here's what ...