Lottery frenzy! Powerball jackpot rose to $190 million with a cash option of $82 million for Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, the Labor ...

The southbound inside lane of U.S. 17 near Cypress Gardens Boulevard will be closed starting Sept. 9 for construction work ...

Conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro headlined a private fundraiser for a political committee held at The AGB Museum in ...

Lakeland goes down by two touchdowns in first quarter then outplays Venice for three quarters before losing in overtime.

Tenoroc football continues historical season. Here are Polk County high school football scores and highlights from Week 3.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered questions from state Rep. Rita Harris about the seizing of two women in a hospital ...

Bartow Ford has sold to North Carolina-based Crossroads Automotive Group. But the new owners plan business and community ...

Bartow Ford, which was started in 1948 by Ernest Smith, has sold to a North Carolina-based auto group, which promises nothing ...

Venice at Lakeland is a game that has interest around the state and leads Week 3's slate of Polk County games.

Bartow has hired an outside investigator to look into former Police Chief Stephen Walker as the Polk Sheriff's Office ...

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a $700 million contract to build a Mars orbiter. The spacecraft will provide navigation and communication services between Earth and Mars. The orbiter is scheduled to be ...

A screening of the movie “Take Me Home,” partially shot in Lakeland, will take place Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. at Bonnet Springs Park ...