Here are predictions for every Polk County high school football game in the FHSAA and SSAA playoffs this weekend.

First, however, Lakeland must get through the regional tourament. The Dreadnaughts are heavy favorites to advance to the ...

Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

Lakeland is the only No. 1 seed, and Fort Mead advanced in a new Rural B tournament called the Florida Invitational ...

A child is dead and three others, including a good Samaritan, were hospitalized following a fiery crash in Lakeland Thursday ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby gator was “arrested ... his teeth are sharp. On Friday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

The four suspects were allegedly involved in an armed robbery at a park during a memorial service, according to Polk County ...

Polk County Sheriff's deputies received calls from drivers around 10 a.m. Wednesday in the area reporting a man running in ...

A Lakeland man died Wednesday morning after nearby drivers reported seeing him attempt to climb onto a moving dump truck.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A memorial service at a Polk County park turned into an armed robbery that landed four suspects behind bars.

Bill Van Riper said he thinks his daughter’s home could be salvaged if repairs can get underway. “This house is just decaying ...