Lake Wales’ Isaac Ramos won last week’s Tremendous 10 poll with 27.8 percent of the vote, followed by McKeel’s Evan Kniss (25 ...

Some lane closures are related to a project to convert an 18-mile section of the Polk Parkway to electronic toll collection.

Mark Anthony Williams, 47, died in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon, the Auburndale Police Department reported.

Rachel Bulman of Lakeland, a Catholic author and speaker, said it was "beautiful" that Pope Francis participated in a final Easter before his death.

Lakeland commissioners gave approval to Southeastern University to build a new early childhood education center despite traffic and parking concerns.

"I guess he opened up the Church to a lot of things,” said Bishop John Noonan, and many people don’t realize the cardinals provided the pope with a mandate.