Auburndale, Bartow, Victory Christian and Santa Fe Catholic are first-round winners in boys basketball playoffs.

Victory Christian steals win in final seconds to beat All Saints, while Lakeland Christian holds on to defeat Berkeley Prep.

Auburndale senior Eddie Lowery goes up for a layup against Daytona Beach Seabreeze on Saturday night in the Class 5A, Region 2 quarterfinals at the Tracy McGrady Gymnasium. Auburndale senior Jordan ...

No. 5 Winter Haven’s Serenity Hardy went down with an Achilles tear just before the postseason. That and other Polk County ...

Three finalists for city manager — Jeff Brown, Jeremy Marshall, and Ben Ziskal — were interviewed by the Auburndale City ...

Polk Commissioner Michael Scott will host a community meeting on Feb. 17. The planned North Lakeland Government Center faces ...

This week's featured pets at SPCA Florida include two dogs and two cats with infectious, loving personalities looking for ...

All Saints' Kaya Carll and Victory Christian's Sydney Kratky battle for possession on Friday in the Class 1A, Region 2 final. Victory Christian senior Sylvia Rodriguez celebrates her goal in the final ...

The first half ended with a 27-20 score in favor of Lakeland. Borders, who was relentless in driving to the basket, scored 12 in the first half, with 11 coming in the first quarter. Freshman point ...

GoFundMe accounts have been established to help the victims in the tragic mass shooting that connected Fort Lauderdale to ...

Lakeland staff say all the pieces are falling into place. "We are on task to deliver this thing in 2027 and get it built." ...

A judge sentenced Timothy Smith of Winter Haven to six years and six months in federal prison after he pled guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns.