A Polk County teacher and tennis coach was arrested this week and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student.

A Florida pharmacist was convicted of illegally selling over 300,000 oxycodone pills. The pharmacist, Olushola Yusuf, charged customers up to 10 times the typical cost and required cash payments.

Investigators find emergency care, training and record failures at Bartow crisis unit before patient’s death.

AHCA stopped admissions for a Peace River Center crisis unit in Bartow on July 17 after a woman who was Baker Acted died there. Here's what happened.

Auburndale junior Anthony Howard Jr. goes through a workout as he rehabs a knee injury at Florida Orthopedic Institute in ...

A developer got approval from Lakeland commissioners on July 20 to develop the former estate of Charles N. Hunt on Hallam ...

WINTER HAVEN — Corey Boatman — at that moment he was Winter Haven’s defensive coordinator — headed over to Lakeland Christian on July 11 to check out Hasani Harper’s Main Event Camp and meet up with ...

Unanimous rezoning OK for Hunt estate, clearing way for 24-home Montclair Hunt gated community; one resident opposed.

The White House Correspondents' Association will hold a rescheduled press gala on July 24 after the original event was cut ...

Florida coach Jon Sumrall says he doesn't have a timeline to select between Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones Jr., at quarterback ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said investigators believe they've identified a suspect in the death of a female in Eagle Lake on July 21.

A death investigation near Eagle Lake: Sheriff Grady Judd provides information on the investigation that began Tuesday, July 21, 2026.