Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid cited state law and a legal ruling in saying the County Commission is required ...

LCS boys and McKeel's Aidan Alam are district champions, and All Saints girls and Lakeland Christian's Emma Wilkinson finish ...

Will a $2 lottery ticket make you a multimillionaire? Nov. 5, 2025, Powerball was at $438 million as Mega Millions creeps ...

"I operate a cafe bistro. It's my job to feed people," he said. "I talked with my team ... they quickly said, 'Yes, let's do ...

All Saints Kaya Carll, George Jenkins' Lily Sarris and Elliot Losinski and Santa Fe Catholic's Kendall Freeland are among the ...

All Saints Cal O'Connor dazzled in football and diving. Now, he will play in the football playoffs and compete in state ...

Florida Lotto players pick 6 numbers between 1 and 53 and have a 1 in 22,957,480 chance to win the top prize. Drawings are ...

SNAP benefits can't be used for pet food, but money budgeted for family dogs and cats may be needed to feed humans during the shutdown.

Lakeland has a new mayor. There will be a runoff for a Winter Haven Commission seat, and a Fort Meade incumbent is ousted.

The government shutdown officially became the longest on record today, Nov. 5, weeks before the busy Thanksgiving travel season.

Polk County commissioners said they were annoyed that putting the question on the ballot would look like they supported the ...

The city will seek state money to help convert about 2,500 homes to sewer, improve a troublesome drainage canal and by new ...