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.

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 ...

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 6 candidates Justin Sharpless and Kasen Hampton answer a question at a forum in Lakeland on ...

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 3 candidates Kate Wallace, Sarah Corona and Victor Sims address questions at a July 16 ...

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

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.

Thunderstorms cause outages in downtown and North Lakeland: three in Munn Park; Mitchell's Coffee closed; ~100 off U.S. 98 ...

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 ...

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, ...