Nearly a year after Hurricane Milton caused devastating flooding around Lake Bonny, the city of Lakeland released a report on ...

A new report has revealed why Lake Bonny’s current storm water system is incapable of handling major storm events.

The report from a third-party consultant said the pump at Lake Bonny was woefully inadequate and the drainage to Lake Parker ...

GiveWell and United Way unveil ucindicators.org, an interactive tool tracking key local metrics in housing, education, health ...

Four Polk County cultural entities will receive full state arts funding after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed all such funding last year.

Officials don't think a dam above Coalville at Boyer Lake is imminently at risk of failing but want to make sure it stays that way.

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that ...

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a controversial congressional map, siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis in a case involving racial gerrymandering claims.

Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell filed court documents accusing a Florida sheriff's office of failing to remove beachgoers who trespass on his oceanfront property and is asking a judge to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male suspect responsible for stealing fuel from a work truck in Lakeland. The ...

Mark Harrison, an Economics and American Government teacher at Union County High School, was named the 2026 Florida Teacher of the Year on Thursday night.