AME church officials from across Florida gathered to protest a Bartow police K9 search of a local pastor's car.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

After achieving his first PGA Tour win in the Rocket Classic, Potgieter jumps all the way to 41 in the PGA money leader ...

Bond Clinic’s medical providers and other employees will join the staff of AdventHealth, based in Altamonte Springs.

Llewellyn King, a ubiquitous presence in newspapers, on public television and radio for decades, is himself a naturalized ...

The right has played hardball, and the aftermath may serve them up a twisted brew of real socialists, Republican haters, and ...

I mean I basically grew up playing baseball with basically all boys and being able to play with girls and stuff, it’s a lot ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

July 18 is the deadline for responses to Lake Wales' Request for Qualifications, the first step in finding a developer to ...

Fireworks in the rain? Three cities in Polk County say their Independence Day festivities will continue rain or shine. Here's ...

Polk County will pay $6.78 million and Bartow $5.22 million to build the station. The contract calls for a 60-40 split on operational costs and 50% on maintenance.

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.