Robert Francis Prevost was selected to be the new head of the Catholic Church and will take the name Pope Leo XIV. Here is ...

Publix saw its first-quarter sales increase 15%. A lagging stock market was a drain on net earnings, but the company ...

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland has announced an affiliation with Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Basketball start Lorianys Castanon Cruz scores all three runs in Mulberry's 3-2 victory over Tampa Chamberlain.

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to approve a five-year contract for Superintendent Fred Heid, who will receive base ...

Closing Polk Virtual School will save the school district about $3.1 million a year, Chief of Staff Jason Pitts told School ...

Lakeland has published its plans to mill and repave 13 roadways across the city starting May 12 through mid-June. Will it ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

The FWC says the couple's canoe struck the alligator in 2.5 feet of water, causing the animal to thrash and tip the boat. "She ended up on top of the alligator." ...

Following the devastating collapse of Champlain Towers South in 2021, Florida has undertaken sweeping condo safety reforms.

The FWC said the attack occurred on Lake Kissimmee near the mouth of Tiger Creek. A similar, though non-lethal attack ...

Commissioners were told that they can't raise fees enough to cover the costs of development without a special process, and ...