Meet this week's featured SPCA pets for adoption: wildly affectionate Miley, outdoorsy Maverick, playful Precious and timid ...

Of 12 Polk County restaurants that failed to meet standards Sept. 16-29, three had violations related to pests. See the ...

Victory Christian (6-0) continued to stay perfect thanks to the Cru Slocum show and a 49-30 win over Kathleen on Friday night ...

The deadline for registering to vote in Polk County is Oct. 7, and the final day to request a mail ballot for the general ...

In a close battle that was still a seven-point game with four minutes to play, Bartow made enough plays late to pull out a 24 ...

To keep up on the Lake Gibson-Bartow game and all of the action for Polk County teams, keep checking back here throughout the ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 5,367 ...

Lakeland commissioners are expected to vote Monday on a proposed parking permit system that would offer free parking to some ...

Lakeland Drive Electric Day will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Well, 114 E. Parker St., in Lakeland.

A power failure allowed a man to enter a Bartow building that holds offices of the Polk County Supervisor of Elections, ...

The four finalists for Bartow's police chief job will have interviews next week, and there's a public meet and greet on Oct.

Devin Stephenson, the new president at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, has plans to boost enrollment and expand ...