Melony Bell, a Republican, left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, a no-party candidate.

Alize Seymore, facing trial on first degree murder charges in the torture and drowning of her son, enters plea deal and gets 20 years in prison.

An extreme heat warning and a heat advisory were issued by the National Weather Service for portions of Central Florida and the East Coast.

Lake Wales High Principal Anuj Saran said the decision to buy the metal-detection system was not prompted by any incidents at the school.

Traffic on SR 60 in Lake Wales was stopped July 28 as the sheriff's office responds to an apparent suicide in a pickup truck parked along the highway.

Polk County Public Schools received word July 25 that the Trump Administration is releasing the funds for Title I, II, III and IV programs.

The author recounts a cross-country road trip, observing the varying conditions of highways in different states. They humorously attribute road quality to political factors, such as divided ...

The three students from Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland participated in early June in the Micro-g NExT challenge at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland and Polk State College are both in the process of preparing required reports for their current accreditor.

Rising junior Elijah Washington leads 23 athletes from Perseverance Track Club to AAU Junior Olympics in Texas.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced eight arrests in a $8.8 million bank fraud and racketeering scheme, including three from Lakeland, on July 23.

Florida Polytechnic University, placed on the state’s watch list last year, was removed after maintaining an overall 74 score in the annual report.