Twenty Polk County food vendors failed Florida restaurant inspections from March 12-31. Three restaurants had double-digit violations, including Hibachi Express, Peach House Lakeland, and Evergreen.

Clarabell is a grunting, wagging, happy cuddlebug and couch potato. Merrick is a tennis lover. Fig is a playful big fella, ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Florida lawmakers ended the scheduled last day of the regular session May 2 without a budget – and with major bills crashing.

Winter Haven junior Ben Saltman won two state tennis titles, one in singles and one in doubles. Saltman defeated Palmetto's ...

The regional final will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Winter Haven High School vs. Venice — the No. 22 team in Florida.

Mark Farrington has submitted a letter of retirement after an inquiry found "legitimate concerns" of harassment and a hostile ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released the management prospectus for Creek Ranch, which the state ...

Circuit Judge Torea Spohr, who took office in 2021, was assigned to one of six felony divisions in the 10th Judicial Circuit, ...

Lake Region, George Jenkins, Mulberry and Lakeland Christian win championship games in softball district tournaments.

George Jenkins boys volleyball — in just the third year since the FHSAA sanctioned the sport — had just hoisted the Class 3A, ...

Lakeland police said Nicholas Lue, 26, of West Palm Beach, faces murder charges after further investigation into an Ariana ...