Follow the USA TODAY Florida Network blog throughout the early signing period to see where the state's top football players ...

A Lakeland resident found the dead bat in a bag among her children's toys, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

DeSantis leaving Florida to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense would scramble the top of state ...

The site plan includes space for eight food trucks, and converts a 1912 house on the property into a spot to serve beer and ...

Ziggy Riley's hard work last summer paying dividends for Lakeland in the playoffs. Here's a peek behind the curtain at the ...

Publix to build its fifth Winter Haven store next to Traditions neighborhood as Polk County home building booms.

Polk County's Walk to End Alzheimer's will take place Saturday with registration starting at 8 a.m. and the opening ceremony ...

Fort Meade has turned its season around, so much so that they are in the title game. Defensive coordinator Anthony Russell ...

Polk County's two largest law enforcement agencies made 1.5 times more arrests for DUI this Thanksgiving week than last year.

A section of Orange Street near downtown Lakeland was closed for a short time Tuesday as police talked to a man who ...

The Polk Sheriff's Office said the crash happened Monday as the woman attempted to turn left onto Winter Lake Road and into ...

The Florida Department of Transportation’s District One office will hold a public meeting Dec. 11 in Bartow to present its ...