This week's featured SPCA pets include two fun-loving, cuddly pups in French Fry and Oreo, and two playful cats, Barney and ...

The average fuel price in state is about the same price as a month earlier. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state ...

With the funding, Lakeland Electric would develop a framework other municipal utilities could follow for exploring options ...

FDOT administrators and Fort Meade officials celebrated the completion of the $19.2 million John Singletary bridge five ...

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

Roaches played a role in the temporarily closure of one cafe, and a few other inspections that failed to meet standards.

If the House plan were enacted, nearly 22,000 students at 15 colleges would become ineligible to receive EASE funds, ...

The lawsuit alleges the district has withheld information about available seats in concurrency letters, which are required ...

Ridge Community had mixed results in 2024. The Bolts were 7-3 last season and were with two of the losses being by one score.

Polk County School Board extends Superintendent Fred Heid’s contract for five years with a $283,000 annual base salary. Heid's contract includes performance-based bonuses and a one-time $40,000 ...

A fire at the Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites in Lakeland in the early hours of Jan. 17 revealed that guests were staying in a building with a lengthy list of fire code violations. A week later, the ...

Amber HIll, 36 of Fort Meade died in a head-on collision with a semi truck May 27 near Mulberry, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...