HAVEN, Fla. - A New Year's Eve arrest at a Winter Haven motel reunited a couple, but not in the way they likely hoped. The ...

A Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crimewave’ in Polk County last month celebrated his 24th birthday behind bars.

John Hill is 1-for-2 in elections for 2024. After failing in a bid for the Florida House in November, Hill gained election as ...

Polk County-based SouthState Corp. has closed on its purchase of the Independent Bank Group, a deal that allows SouthState to ...

The proposed closure of Lake Marion Road has been cut from 220 days to 113. But at least one commissioner remains incensed.

Kate Beckinsale posted a video on Instagram in which she detailed a handful of instances where she has suffered harassment ...

A Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday on a domestic battery charge at his Polk County home. Polk County ...

Russell Allen Littleton was sentenced to nearly 32 years in prison for starting a fire inside a liquor store in Dallas, ...

An estimated 10,000 arrived to see Carter at the Lakeland Civic Center on Oct. 31, 1980, just four days before the ...

Lori Edwards will depart on Jan. 6 after 24 years as Polk County Supervisor of Elections, having conducted more than 200 ...

Polk County Parks will implement new camping rules from 2025, including a 14-day limit and stricter vehicle and age ...

Keep Polk Beautiful will host its annual Bring One For The Chipper event at Camp Antioch on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to ...