Capt. Cody A. Khork of Winter Haven, Fla., and three other U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian unmanned aircraft attack in Kuwait on March 1, the Pentagon said.

The fire took place shortly before 10 a.m. on March 3 in the northern part of the Combee area just east of Lakeland.

Maintenance crews were on their way to Winter Haven on March 3 to assess the situation and begin necessary repairs, FDOT said ...

Anne B. Kerr, the retired president of Florida Southern, will receive no pay and will not have a fixed schedule.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the woman was attempting to turn left onto Winter Lake when she crossed the path of a ...

Someone matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win the estimated $249 million jackpot in Monday night's drawing.

Crews were cleaning out the historic Walesbilt Hotel in Lake Wales on March 2, 2026, in anticipation of an upcoming renovation.

Bartow commissioners cited a lack of municipal services and the Florida Legislature's effort to eliminate property taxes in voting the development down.

As Lakeland firefighters arrived, the initial reports suggested two people were possibly trapped inside. But one had already escaped.

Other Polk County high school wrestlers who qualified to wrestle in state are the following: Davenport’s Kailyn Brooks (105, fourth, 41-12), Lake Gibson’s Amileshka Ortiz-Nunez (110, fourth, 18-9), ...

Billy Kearse, convicted of killing a Fort Pierce officer in 1991, faces execution today. His attorneys filed a last-minute appeal.

At least four relatives of Spessard Holland attended the marker dedication, presented by the Daughters of the American ...