Not one Florida hospital earned patient satisfaction scores averaging the top rating, according to an analysis of federal ...

A 21-year-old man has been charged with beating his mother to death with his hands and feet inside her Eagle Lake home on ...

The 3-year-old girl's head got trapped in the playset while she was attempting to retrieve a stuck toy, police say.

A team from Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland finished sixth overall with their solar-powered vehicle in a ...

Andy Blair, who founded Refuge on the Ridge in Lake Wales in 2020, has left the ministry, and the nonprofit's board is not ...

Kamari Smith, AJ Truedell and Reagan Korlacki head this year's list of top returning running backs after rushing for 1,000 ...

Here's what the court ruling means for drag show venues and performers, parents, and Pride events that allow minors in ...

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets faced continued economic headwinds during the second quarter of 2026 leading to its fourth consecutive quarter with a slow down in sales growth. Publix's quarterly ...

Bradly Dwayne Wimberly of Bradley received a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to attempted production of child sexual abuse material.

Brody Brenneman is a USF commit. Kelin Hendrix jump-started Lakeland's offense and led the Dreadnaughts to the state championship game. Kingston Loydd and Teo Edwards were freshmen phenoms last season ...

Kelly Quinn is challenging Polk County Commissioner Rick Wilson in the Republican primary. Here's where they stand.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called Florida's Amendment 3, aimed at cutting property taxes, a "ludicrous piece of ...