Beck, the transfer from Georgia, has completed 73.4% of his passes for 1,213 yards with 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions ...

The Lake Wales History Museum has named Sharon Kurschner as Lake Wales Pioneer of the Year, recognizing her decades of service and extensive civic involvement. She will be honored during a ceremony at ...

Florida Southern College in Lakeland has named Martha Placeres as the Wilhelmina MacDonald Endowed Faculty Chair in Music. Placeres joined Florida Southern’s faculty in 2019 and currently serves as ...

Florida State has closed the gap on the recruiting trail, adding Fordham to a class that now has 10 commits in the USA TODAY ...

No tropical storm or hurricane watches or warnings associated with Tropical Storm Jerry have been issued for Florida or the U.S. It didn't take long for Invest 95L to strengthen into Tropical Storm ...

Hope Hallock of Lakeland High School won a $2,500 scholarship in the Kids Tax Art competition overseen by the Polk County Tax Collector’s Office.

The first Social Security payment for the month of October will go out this week, despite government shutdown.

Retro Diet Coke Lime will return to stores in bottle and cans starting Oct. 6, according to Coca-Cola. Here's where Florida fans can find it ...

LAKELAND — When McKeel senior Lily Jonsson was a freshman, she was a state-qualifier, a first-team, all-county swimmer and was on a track that would have put her on the short list of candidates for ...

All Saints head volleyball coach Michael Zavolas was confident his team would end up winning the Class 5A SSAA State Championship. And that’s exactly what happened over the weekend, as the Saints ...

Polk County has applied for state and federal grants aimed at improving drainage in the stormwater system from Lake Parker to ...

Covering or obscuring your license plate is now a much bigger deal thanks to a new Florida law in effect Oct. 1. What to know before you drive.