A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

I didn't watch the president's speech live. More enjoyable things were afoot: college basketball, lacrosse and softball.

Lake Gibson's Christian Fretwell, Robert Phelan, as well as George Jenkins' Raymond Shaw capture state wrestling titles, ...

Winter Haven’s six-season drought ended. The Blue Devils avenged two Final Four losses to Orlando Dr. Phillips in nail-biting ...

Occupying the former Surf's Up Ice Cream Shack, Haines City Distillery aims to offer unique spirits, along with ice cream in ...

The average fuel price in state is about the same price as a month earlier. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state ...

Meanwhile on the Class 2A boys side, Lake Gibson had nine wrestlers advance to Day 3 of state action, registering third place ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the SUV appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed and hit the empty tanker as it ...

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton appointed Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri to the newly formed State Immigration Enforcement Council. The council ...

A 911 call shows the panic and pain after a woman was bitten by an alligator, as first-responders took more than a half hour ...

Haven girls basketball pulled away from Ocoee for a 24-point win in the Class 7A girls basketball state semifinals, setting ...