Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an early morning structure fire on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland. The suspected cause of the fire is arson. Crews responded at 3:54 a.m. and Engine 35 was first ...

More than 50 mother-son pairs filled the dance floor at the Mother and Son Night Out Superhero Dance Party, a heartwarming ...

Homicide detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a total of six people who were involved in the double-murder that occurred in the Secret Cove neighborhood of Lakeland on Monday ...

A wildfire that sparked within the Avon Park Bombing Range earlier this week prompted a swift response from the fire crews ...

James Coulter Mainstream religious films are hard to come by. In recent years, Hollywood has released a few good films like ...

A Column about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by James Coulter Earlier in April, not only did I have the opportunity to ...

A 20-year old man on a bicycle was fatally hit by a black 2014 Dodge Charger northeast of Auburndale Monday night, May 12, 2025. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at about ...

Polk County’s Health and Human Services Division partnered with Polk Vision to host the second annual Conversations in ...

A violent and tragic chain of events in Lakeland on Monday, May 12, 2025, claimed two lives — including that of an innocent bystander — after a shooting led to a high-speed crash into a home. Polk ...

Capers Gay Davenport May 7th, 2025 The city of Davenport has been aiming for a grant from Florida Commerce to replace the old ...

Capers Gay Davenport May 7th, 2025 At the May 5th city commission meeting, Davenport officials proclaimed new holidays for ...

James Coulter One year passed since I moved out of Polk County. Recently, my editors were kind enough to finance a business ...