An 81-year-old man was found dead around noon Sunday at a group home in Bartow, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Senior dominated Mulberry gets a second shot to become the first Polk County public school since Lake Wales in 1993 to win a ...

Florida's Protection of Children Act bars kids from drag shows, but not gun shows where kids 12 and under get in free.

Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains ...

R. Bruce Anderson writes that a large proportion of European nations came to democratic “norms” while he was alive. What are ...

Mulberry senior pitcher Gavin Stedman got the Panthers off to a 1-0 series lead in each of the regional series with dominant ...

In Polk County, the Chick-fil-A website shows other restaurant locations in Bartow, North Lakeland, Southeastern University, ...

The Seattle Mariners (25-19) and the San Diego Padres (27-17) wrap up a 3-game interleague series Sunday at Petco Park in San ...

Football is back, kind of. Mulberry and Tenoroc football competed in a spring football game Friday at Liberty High School.

After his prior stints, including at Winter Haven High School, new Mulberry head football coach Davis Stephens is ready for ...

The Feb. 23 trial date was set May 16 during a status hearing. Wiggins is accused of gunning down three men near a lake in ...

The average fuel price in state declined about 16 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state ...