The Judicial Nominating Committee in Polk has not nominated an applicant from the Public Defender’s Office in years. Some ...

The FAA has ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports, including Orlando and Tampa. Lakeland is offering itself an alternative ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has the authority to appoint a replacement for Polk County Judge Robert Griffin, who retired on Oct ...

Nine Polk County are in the FHSAA playoffs as the brackets — most of them, at least — were released Thursday afternoon. Class ...

Frostproof's Mason Berry and Savannah Rhodes and George Jenkins Danielle Tamayo are competing in the 50 freestyle disabled ...

Fred Hilliard said he heard complaints from Fort Meade residents who expected to vote in the District 3 race but did not find ...

When is the right time to put up Christmas decorations? For the city of Lakeland, it's the beginning of November. Deadlines, ...

Seventeen-year-old golfer Gianna Clemente will turn professional and compete for an LPGA tour card. Clemente received a ...

Hall had an extraordinary finish in the FHSAA Class 3A Regional 2 Girls Tournament at Royal St. Cloud, making it to state. Hall had a -2 70 to finish in third place, even going as far as having a ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday. Puck drop from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is ...

Demographers and urban planners are calling it the 'silver tsunami' — an ever-building wave of older residents. And Florida might not be ready for it.

"The mural should embody the spirit of our community — celebrating local pride, iconic imagery, and a hometown feel with a bright and uplifting style." ...