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

Alligators are everywhere in Florida, which may be why people end up taking chances that could get them hurt or even killed.

Mario Scarpa, the Italian immigrant who brought his authentic fine dining to Polk County in 1976, has died at age 90.

A parasitic illness causing diarrhea has hit 34 states. Learn the symptoms and how to stay safe from infection.

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 ...

President Donald Trump will interrupt primetime TV programming tonight, July 16. Trump is scheduled to address the nation at ...

Mario Scarpa, 90, longtime Lakeland restaurateur behind Mario's/Scarpa's Italian, remembered after his July 13 death.

Jeff Tillman, the former Auburndale city manager, will not face trial on a battery charge that led to his departure from the city. The State Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit filed a ...

Brutal heat + 50%+ storm odds July 17-21 in Lakeland as NE Gulf low has 20% NHC development chance (next: Bertha).

Here is how Winter Haven alumnus Eric Dailey went from being a role player to Polk State basketball's go-to guy.

Winter Haven and current Polk State basketball player Eric Dailey was selected for a prominent JUCO showcase this past ...

Miami Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks earns his first NFL Top 100 spot after leading the league with 183 total tackles in 2025.