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Republicans sweep local races; new office holders are Becky Troutman at County Commission and Jennifer Kincart Jonsson in the ...

Even before Polk County’s 172 precincts open for Election Day voting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, more than 51% of eligible voters had ...

It took about two weeks, but water testing shows that Lakeland's lakes have recovered from the 5,187,000 gallons of ...

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NAPLES | Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott easily defeated former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to win a second ...

A charter school that aims to send low-income students to college exceeded its enrollment expectations when it opened in ...

It was largely smooth sailing at polling sites around Lakeland on Tuesday. A detour stymied some voters near Lake Bonny, but ...

Avelo Airlines announced this week that it is adding Nashville as its ninth destination from Lakeland. And the city’s airport director said passenger service, now in its fifth month, is meeting the ...

The owner of LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken has a new eatery in the works: a honky-tonk-themed, quick-serve burger restaurant ...

Forty-four swans were collected on Lake Morton this week during the city of Lakeland’s Swan Roundup, and the veterinarian who ...

Saturday will be a month that our house has been underwater, and (the water is) finally out. But the lack of anything being ...