Polk County Public Schools has unveiled new high-tech air traffic control simulators at Bartow Executive Airport, giving local students a unique pathway into aviation careers. The simulators are part ...

James Coulter Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, you're probably aware Disney has been remaking its animated movies into live action. So, it was only inevitable that the House ...

After receiving multiple citizen complaints, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reviewed a recent (May 17) free speech confrontation involving conservative commentator Kaitlin Bennett at the ...

Firefighters from Polk County Fire Rescue responded Saturday afternoon to a working residential structure fire near the intersection of Florida Grackle Court and Lumpkin Road in Frostproof (off Hwy 27 ...

Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Florida Water Management District has received an Environmental Resource Permit application number 886041 from Daniel Oliveira, DGC Development Corp, 601 N ...

Lakeland, Fla. (July 10, 2025) – A fatal traffic crash has shut down a portion of County Road 540A in south Lakeland Thursday night. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident ...

Daily Ridge News A new Florida law that took effect on July 1 is changing how school bus camera violations are handled across the state, including right here in Polk County. The law, passed ...

AdventHealth has completed the purchase of Bond Clinic, a longtime physician group based in Winter Haven, marking another step in the health system’s steady expansion across Polk County. Bond Clinic ...

A woman was injured Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a bullet while lying in bed inside a home on Kettles Avenue, according to the Lakeland Police Department. The incident was reported just ...