After Haines City's annual tradition this weekend, another favorite among barbecue and baseball fans is coming soon: the ...

Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

Otis Birdsong was a consensus college All-American at the University of Houston and an NBA All-Star during his 12-year pro ...

With Bartow out of the mix, 10 other Polk municipalities could see elections in April. Here's an update on where qualifying ...

Fire forced a family out of their home in Winter Haven early Friday. It happened along Silver Fox Dr. SE. No word on what caused the fire. WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven family is out of their ...

Florida’s most expensive metro markets are West Palm Beach ($3.20), Naples ($3.20) and Lakeland-Winter Haven ($3.15). The ...

Haven, Fla., officials broke ground on the new Winter Haven Recreation and Cultural Center, a modern $21 million facility ...

Commissioners in Hillsborough County are set to discuss ending the practice of adding fluoride to tap water, on Wednesday.

On Monday, Winter Haven police received a call about 1 p.m. reporting a shooting at the Abbey Lane Apartments, in the city's southwest off Recker Highway. Washington and a 17-year-old male, whose name ...

A surge of new jobs has accompanied the digital revolution. But some cities — and groups — are being left behind.