Troy Adam Thorne was arrested in connection with the 1985 murders of Harvey and Margaret Bolser in Lake Wales. Thorne was originally arrested in 1985 but was later declared incompetent to stand trial ...

Publix will be able to take ownership of two downtown Lakeland buildings for a $20 bill. The two properties' combined just market value is over $8.8 million, according to Polk County Property ...

The driver was heading north on Reynolds Road and nearing an intersection when the Jeep left the roadway, hit guide wires and overturned, PSCO said.

It was a stellar week for Polk County athletes as one football player broke a 40-year-old school record, another football player stood out on offense and defense, golfers and cross country runners won ...

Author Marco Magiolo will hold a book signing for his novel “The Scent of Home” on Nov. 1 at Orchid Springs Animal Hospital, 615 Overlook Drive, in Winter Haven. The event will run from noon to 3 p.m.

Spotify Wrapped is an annual feature that shows users their listening data from the past year. While you cannot directly edit your Wrapped results, you can create a copy of the playlist to modify it ...

IMG offensive lineman G'Nivre Carr ( No. 56 in USA TODAY Florida Top 100 ), an Ocala native, was vocal about how his relationship with the staff at Florida is what got him to commit. Carr was among ...

The Orionid meteor shower will soon peak, and conditions could allow for a night full of shooting stars. Folks who missed the Draconid meteor shower will have another chance to see meteors shoot ...

Geneva Classical's Oliver Dempsey wins boys race, and Lakeland Christian's Emma Wilkinson wins girls race at Polk County Cross Country Championships.

Wayne Blackburn, senior pastor at Victory Church in Lakeland, is no longer a defendant in a civil lawsuit involving claims of sexual abuse by a youth group leader more than 40 years ago. A lawyer for ...

Polk State College had offered the Introduction to African-American Studies course at least since the 2018-2019 academic year.

They protested what they see as attacks on civil rights, skyrocketing costs and the dismantling of essential services.