A bloodhound with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently passed away from cancer. K-9 Cat was donated by Linda Boles at ...

The Florida Lottery said Helen Mathews, 59, of Lake Wales won $5 million from playing the Gold Rush Limited Scratch-Off game.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 59-year-old woman from Lake Wales has claimed the $5 million top prize from the Florida Lottery's GOLD ...

Lake Wales Mayor Hilligoss captured 61% of the vote to defeat challenger Curtis Gibson Jr., who received 39%. Hilligoss earned a second term.

A dad was trying to swim with his 12-year-old son to safety in rough lake waters when the boy slipped away and drowned, ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A driver running a red light hit a 12-year-old boy early Friday morning, according to police. The Lake ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County principal is accused of “skip scanning” at a Walmart self-checkout. According to the interim superintendent Alricky Smith, Gregory Lewis, the principal at Bok ...

Lakeland's forecast highs this week through Sunday are within one degree of records. Is there a fire risk? Here's the full forecast.

Curtis Gibson Jr., a two-time former city commissioner, seeks to deny Jack Hilligoss a second term as mayor of Lake Wales.

Lake Wales Mayor Jack Hilligoss earned a second ... according to unofficial results posted Tuesday night by the Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office. Hilligoss, lead pastor of HighPoint ...