According to Florida’s Department of Health, Bartow is one of five cities in Polk County that still add fluoride to drinking water, along with Auburndale, Haines City, Lakeland, and Lake Alfred ...

AME church officials from across Florida gathered to protest a Bartow police K9 search of a local pastor's car.

AME church officials from across Florida gathered to protest a Bartow police K9 search of a local pastor's car.

BARTOW, Fla. (WSVN) — A beloved pastor is speaking out after, he says, he experienced racial profiling during a traffic stop in Polk County.

The Washington Wizards select Florida basketball Walter Clayton Jr. in the first round of the NBA Draft, then trade his rights to the Utah Jazz. Here's an analysis of the pick.

Hundreds of drones lit up the skies over the Sunrise City Hall campus on Wednesday night to celebrate the Florida Panthers. Last week, the Panthers became the NHL’s back-to-back Stanley Cup ...

The Washington Wizards select Florida basketball Walter Clayton Jr. in the first round of the NBA Draft, then trade his rights to the Utah Jazz. Here's an analysis of the pick.

Brad Marchand surprised fans at the Sunrise DQ where he stopped pre‑Game 6, just days after the Panthers' Stanley Cup victory.

The Pace softball team was not going to be denied again. The Patriots, after a 2-0 win over Bartow, claimed the FHSAA Class 6A state championship on Friday in Clermont. It was a grudge match ...

If you have waded through social media the past week or so, you would have noticed fans of the Florida Panthers were a little miffed the TNT broadcast did not show the official watch party in Sunrise ...

A controversial hit in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers causes uproar. Refs debate and rule it legal.

Traffic Traffic Alerts: Part of Bartow Highway closed, part of Gandy Bridge reopened after crashes Portions of both north and southbound traffic lanes are closed on Bartow Highway.