Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected a call for more selective deportations from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other ...

The Saint Louis Billikens and Georgia Bulldogs meet Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tip is set for 9:45 p ...

Lakeland and Haines City plan to keep operating their red light cameras system despite a Florida judge's recent ruling they are "unconstitutional." ...

U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee has proposed a constitutional amendment to permanently require U.S. citizenship for voting in federal elections. While federal law already prohibits non-citizens from voting, ...

Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to lead season 22 of "The Bachelorette" on ABC, is facing legal troubles following a recent police investigation.

Florida Southern College in Lakeland has established the Major Cody A. Khork ’14 Endowed ROTC Scholarship to honor the reservist killed in Kuwait.

Two Harveys stores in Lakeland are among seven in Florida and Georgia converting to Winn-Dixie. Both the Lakeland stores were once Winn-Dixies.

Ulta Beauty World 2026 tickets sold out quickly in January. Here's what to know about the Orlando convention before you go if you got tickets ...

Rep. Felicia Robinson, a former math teacher, is the new chair of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus for 2026-28.

Readers helped pare more than 30 Polk County barbecue purveyors down to our Savory and Sweet 16. Here are the competitors.

Head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent resigned over the war in Iran. President Donald Trump called him 'weak on security.' ...

Well-wishers lined the long route as Maj. Cody Khork was taken from Lakeland's airport to a funeral home in Winter Haven.