Bill Read was first elected to the Lakeland commission in 2015. His resignation leaves a fifth seat open in the city's November municipal election.

The Bissett family asked Turnpike Enterprise officials to move the highway route to the west, away from the property that ...

Kristine Conyers was only 11 when she and her little sister were abducted and sexually assaulted by a wealthy Boynton Beach ...

The Central Polk Parkway East would pass through land that contains the endangered blushing scrub mint plant, advocates say.

It’s clear DeSantis’ allies in the Legislature will continue to press for property tax cuts. Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring ...

Lake Wales boys weightlifting once again reigned supreme in 2025. The Highlanders won a seventh county title in eight years ...

Nearly 300 people have been held at the Polk County Jail for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Of those, more than 200 ...

Duke is loyal, well-behaved and loves to explore. Bean is a boisterous young bulldog. Neptune is a couch cuddler. And ...

Bryan Riley is accused of killing four people. TJ Wiggins is charged with killing three men. Marcell Waldon killed two people ...

Knocking off the likes of Favre has gotten Edinger into the 2025 Polk County Sports Hall of Fame, along with Dean Johnson, ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

The Polk Arts & Health Collaborative is modeled after the NeuroArts Blueprint, an initiative from Johns Hopkins University ...