Four people with Polk County ties had been convicted or pled guilty. Two had served their time. Four were awaiting trial.

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.

Victory Christian senior center back Addie Lemmond has emerged during her high school career as one of the top players in the ...

Rick Dantzler, a former state senator from Winter Haven, recalls a Sunday School class taught by former President Jimmy Carter in 2004.

Columnist R. Bruce Anderson writes that the knuckleheads in Washington do not know better than states. And what goes around ...

The Trump family is set to return to the White House as President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office for a second time on Inauguration Day, which will be held on Monday, Jan. 20.

Plans for a toll road in eastern Polk County advanced last week with the release of four potential alignments a state agency is considering. Representatives from Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise ...

Preview all of the adoptable pets at www.spcaflorida.org. To meet or adopt a pet located at SPCA Florida, stop by the Adoption Center Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Saturday ...

State gas prices rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.04 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.03 per gallon, according to the U.S ...