Polk County is continuing the pause on a countywide burn ban through April 24. The burn ban was suspended on April 9.

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered U.S. and state flags to be at half-staff April 17 to honor a Florida vice mayor fatally shot ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis led a ceremony for a statue of President Calvin Coolidge at Bok Tower Gardens. Coolidge dedicated the park ...

Longtime Lakeland Christian basketball coach Mike Carl stepped down as the head girls basketball coach. He once was an AD, ...

Now in full swing at Lakeland Linder International Airport, the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo is filling more than 200 acres with ...

Fort Meade received a letter from the water district on April 14 saying a board vote is needed on the requested 50,000 ...

The Colorado Rockies face the Houston Astros Thursday in the finale of a 3-game set at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. First ...

Matt the Welder, a Republican candidate for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, is scheduled to speak April 17 ...

Eight World War II veterans, ranging in age from 98 to 107, were honored for their service to the United States on stage ...

The Florida Commerce leader sent Fort Meade's mayor a scathing letter one day after city commissioners approved a development ...

Artemis II crew splashdown was April 10, 2026, after an April 1 launch from Florida. See the most stunning photos taken during historic NASA mission.

Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle issued an order that rejected attempts by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to have Taylor Cadle ...