Lakeland has a new mayor. There will be a runoff for a Winter Haven Commission seat, and a Fort Meade incumbent is ousted.

If you haven't already voted, here's a last-minute look at the candidates and issues for the 2025 municipal elections in Polk. Polls open at 7 a.m.

The Lakeland mayor’s spot, along with two commission seats, will be determined on Tuesday. The City of Seminole (Pinellas ...

A Winter Haven police officer who was injured in a Nov. 2 crash is expected to fully recover, Winter Haven police said Monday ...

LAKELAND — Guy LaLonde decisively won over Lakeland voters to become the elected representative of the city's Northwest District. LaLonde received 4,173 ballots, or 57.5% of the votes, against interim ...

A Winter Haven police officer was injured in a crash Sunday morning. It happened around 2 a.m. on Cypress Gardens Boulevard ...

MEANWHILE, OVER IN POLK COUNTY, A WINTER HAVEN POLICE OFFICER IS NOW RECOVERING FROM THIS VIOLENT CRASH THAT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS RESPONDING TO A 911 CALL. THIS HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING ON CYPRESS ...

Haven Lakeland announced on November 3 that the JD Wetherspoon pub will be arriving next year, taking over the Lakeside Bay Bar and Restaurant.

A Winter Haven police officer and another driver were injured in a violent crash on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in the early ...

WINTER HAVEN — Winter Haven's Isaac Celiscar said it was just a matter of the Blue Devils finding their rhythm, and once they did, it hardly was music to Sarasota Riverview's ears. Trailing by one ...

NEW HAVEN — Avelo Airlines will begin flights between Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and Lakeland, Fla. June 13 — making New Haven the first scheduled destination between the Central Florida airport ...