In 2026, a team from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office will complete the survey of historic architecture in ...

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

Academy Sports + Outdoors will open a store Oct. 13 at 3530 U.S. 98 North in Lakeland. The 44,234 square-foot store will be Academy’s 21st location in Florida and its first in Polk County. The store ...

FLORIDA (WTVD) -- The mission for Task Force All American Lift and Task Force Victory has been canceled. On Monday, a convoy of nearly 300 troops from the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command left ...

A "major" water main break that occurred Wednesday morning is causing disruptions throughout Polk County and is expected to take hours to fix.