Two people have been confirmed dead and a search remains underway for a third missing victim following a tragic airboat accident Monday in Highlands County. According to an update provided by the ...

WINTER HAVEN – Bobby Williams wears many hats: Christian, pastor, husband, founder, and business owner. If all that isn’t enough to keep him busy, he wants to add governor to the list. On Tuesday, Aug ...

Lakeland residents could see changes ranging from tougher penalties for wasting water to lower electric costs following several unanimous votes by the Lakeland City Commission on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Lake Wales Police Department teamed up with the Polk County Sheriff Office and the District 10 Medical Examiner’s Office in an attempt to locate Ms. Debbie Williams, ...

UPDATE- Lucerne Park Road back open in both directions. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd provided an update Monday morning on a fatal crash involving a Polk County school bus and multiple other vehicles ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — After receiving multiple citizen complaints, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reviewed a recent (May 17) free speech confrontation involving conservative commentator Kaitlin ...

City of Winter Haven – 25 Years since our country was changed forever. Honoring Our Heroes – Remembering the Day brings Polk County together to pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and ...

Wild Wild West Arms is celebrating the re-grand opening of its newly upgraded range on Saturday, September 26, with an event featuring free food, range time, vendors, firearm rentals and a firearm ...

LAKE WALES – It is with bitter-sweet sadness to announce Mr. Phillip N. “Butch” Butler, 88, of Lake Wales and formerly of Okeechobee, FL passed away Thursday, August 20, 2026 in Winter Haven, FL.

Residents in North Lakeland are one step closer to a new government building where they can obtain building permits, pay water bills, and attend public meetings now that a future land-use change for ...

Even as Winter Haven anticipates higher property values and stronger ad valorem revenue, city commissioners are worried that a new tax amendment might reduce the funds the city needs in the near ...

A Tampa woman was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office early Saturday, March 13, 2021, after she sprayed a store employees with a chemical spray while trying to get away during a retail theft, ...