The Polk County sheriff clarifies comments made during a meeting of Florida’s State Immigration Enforcement Council.

Polk County Public Schools approved a two-year WonderHere pilot at Philip O’Brien Elementary to test project-based learning ...

Founder Jana Whiddon opens a new location in the Highland City Publix Plaza, celebrating with free classes on Saturday, March ...

Twenty days after a fatal shooting outside the Jade Fox Lounge, the man accused of pulling the trigger is still on the run.

A Lakeland man has been arrested and charged with murder after police say he fatally shot another man early Thursday morning ...

A 67-year-old Lakeland man died Thursday morning after his bicycle collided with a van on U.S. Highway 98 North, police said.

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Pam Craven, executive director of the Learning Resource Center (LRC), said many kindergarteners in Polk County ...

Kennedy Davenport, a senior at Harrison School for the Arts, is this year’s Lakeland Symphony Orchestra Young Artist ...

Parents and friends establish an endowed scholarship to support cadets and preserve the legacy of the Army reservist killed in the opening days of the war with Iran.

More than 800 students explored skilled trade careers at GMF Steel’s Lakeland career fair, highlighting workforce pathways in ...

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. A Lakeland-based microschool that began as a living-room experiment in 2016 and now serves more than 100 students ...

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Sign up It was a good night for incumbents as Circuit Judge Catherine Combee held her seat and Polk County School ...