Here we are in the middle of November. Twenty-two Polk County schools began playing 11-man football in August, and 10 schools are still playing, eight in the FHSAA playoffs and two in the Sunshine ...

His wife Jazmine Rondon, 33, of Lakeland, was also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. She pleaded not guilty ...

A Florida dad has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars after ... in the backseat of their car, Polk County Sheriff's ...

A tropical wave in the Caribbean has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression. Meanwhile, Polk County will enjoy ...

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Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and killed her husband beating her with a ...

Here is a breakdown of each region involving Polk County Schools. Vote now ... the teams that didn’t make the Rural playoffs ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a fatal deputy-involved shooting after responding to a domestic battery ...

A Lakeland driver was killed on Friday after the victim slammed into the rear of a semi-truck, authorities said.

Rescue services, including sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue units, swiftly responded. The event also prompted ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (Gray News) - A young child was killed in a fiery Florida crash after their father and a good Samaritan tried ...