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Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Florida lawmakers ended the scheduled last day of the regular session May 2 without a budget – and with major bills crashing.

Twenty Polk County food vendors failed Florida restaurant inspections from March 12-31. Three restaurants had double-digit violations, including Hibachi Express, Peach House Lakeland, and Evergreen.

Winter Haven junior Ben Saltman won two state tennis titles, one in singles and one in doubles. Saltman defeated Palmetto's ...

The regional final will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Winter Haven High School vs. Venice — the No. 22 team in Florida.

Mark Farrington has submitted a letter of retirement after an inquiry found "legitimate concerns" of harassment and a hostile ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released the management prospectus for Creek Ranch, which the state ...

Lake Region, George Jenkins, Mulberry and Lakeland Christian win championship games in softball district tournaments.

Lakeland Police arrested Ricardo Zelidon and charged him with fatally shooting Jessie Woullard, 45, inside his vehicle at the ...

Florida Southern College in Lakeland sued Tremco CPG Inc. over its role in the installation of a roof system on Annie ...

John R. 'Jack' Harrison built the former New York Times Regional Newspaper Group based in Lakeland and won a Pulitzer Prize ...