Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Rachelle Williamson and Sarah Corbett to newly created positions as circuit and county court ...

A crew from SEMCO began removing decades of detritus from the Walesbilt Hotel in Lake Wales on March 2 as a cleanout project ...

Down 24-17, freshman CJ Ingram got Florida back into the game with back-to-back 3-pointers, cutting MSU's lead to 24-23 with 8:59 left. Florida then went ahead to stay 25-24 on an inside basket by ...

Victory Christian's Christian Fuller dribbles against Windermere Prep on Saturday at the 2026 Mosaic Stinger Shootout at Bartow High School. Victory Christian's Tucker Fox dribbles against Windermere ...

Victory Christian will play Jacksonville Impact Christian in the Class 1A state semifinals at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Capt. Cody A. Khork of Winter Haven, Fla., and three other U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian unmanned aircraft attack in Kuwait on March 1, the Pentagon said.

Maintenance crews were on their way to Winter Haven on March 3 to assess the situation and begin necessary repairs, FDOT said ...

The fire took place shortly before 10 a.m. on March 3 in the northern part of the Combee area just east of Lakeland.

Crews were cleaning out the historic Walesbilt Hotel in Lake Wales on March 2, 2026, in anticipation of an upcoming renovation.

Bartow commissioners cited a lack of municipal services and the Florida Legislature's effort to eliminate property taxes in voting the development down.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the woman was attempting to turn left onto Winter Lake when she crossed the path of a ...

As Lakeland firefighters arrived, the initial reports suggested two people were possibly trapped inside. But one had already escaped.