Polk Fire Rescue and County Commission ink 3-year contract with raises and overtime reductions to improve their work-life ...

Bartow's Tony Bradley made the NBA Finals a couple weeks ago. Find out what was great and what was difficult about the ...

If a zoning change is approved, the shelter would build a new, larger facility farther east along Memorial Boulevard.

The Transportation Security Administration has relaxed one of its policies for boarding domestic flights. Passengers are no ...

For the first time during his tenure, Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed three bills to become law without his signature.

Amid fallout from a local pastor's traffic stop Bartow's city manager and police chief discuss changes, some already ...

The outdoor food hall in Winter Haven's downtown is ready to expand across 5th Street Southwest and will likely offer more ...

The food truck had six violations, none related to pests, and four of them seemed to be over the same plumbing issue. Twenty vendors were perfect in June.

Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...

The grand plan envisions a "vibrant, safe and thriving corridor" full of walkable streets, locally owned businesses and ...

The Florida Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution for Michael Bell, convicted in the 1993 shooting deaths of two people in Jacksonville.

Reports are circulating online and across various media outlets about a memo saying TSA will allow passengers to keep their shoes on.