Lakeland's annual swan health checkup shows a thriving swan population, but highlights challenges like declining water ...

The Polk County Public Schools' Inspire Awards ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

It's hard to believe that Polk County golfers are matriculating through postseason action, but here we are. Read up on ...

Victory Christian's Addie Lemmond and Lakeland Christian's Halle Johnson lead the list of the top girls soccer players for ...

There are more than playoff spots on the line in Week 12 of high school football for Polk County teams. Learn what's at stake ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

A little bumblefoot, a few eye injuries, but otherwise Lakeland's swans seem healthy, even slimmed down a bit on their low-carb diet.

When Trump was president in 2017-2021, he and former first lady Melania Trump and their only son, Barron, lived at Mar-a-Lago in Florida part-time.

Florida was on the ballot Tuesday night in the sagging frame of Donald J. Trump, the aging fraudster who scratched America's lizard brain. The nation chose Florida, and in Florida, which has been ...

Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County’s longest-serving elected officials. Bell, who left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, captured Tuesday’s ...

Some voters in Polk County headed to the polls Tuesday while still dealing with flooding or other hardships caused by ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a trend ...