Deric Morris' walk-off hit lifted Winter Haven baseball to victory in the championship game of the Blue Devil Classic to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected a call for more selective deportations from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other ...

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U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee introduced a constitutional amendment that would allow only citizens to vote in federal elections, making current law permanent.

Lakeland and Haines City plan to keep operating their red light cameras system despite a Florida judge's recent ruling they are "unconstitutional." ...

Well-wishers lined the long route as Maj. Cody Khork was taken from Lakeland's airport to a funeral home in Winter Haven.

Florida Southern College in Lakeland has established the Major Cody A. Khork ’14 Endowed ROTC Scholarship to honor the reservist killed in Kuwait.

Rep. Felicia Robinson, a former math teacher, is the new chair of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus for 2026-28.

Readers helped pare more than 30 Polk County barbecue purveyors down to our Savory and Sweet 16. Here are the competitors.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd spoke one day after he drew attention for saying that some undocumented immigrants should get a chance at legal status.

Two Harveys stores in Lakeland are among seven in Florida and Georgia converting to Winn-Dixie. Both the Lakeland stores were once Winn-Dixies.

Taquiy Lewis, 27, pleaded guilty to gun and ammunition charges related to the 2020 Christmas Eve shooting that killed a ...