Sam Romain, chair of the Polk County Republicans, uses a Dr. Seuss-inspired poem to protest a proposed hyperscale data center in Lakeland, Florida.

Lakeland is considering a one-year moratorium on data centers and large industrial developments. The proposed ban would extend to all areas served by Lakeland Electric, including those outside city ...

Donald and Melania's only son Barron Trump attended the World Cup, but managed to avoid the cameras, almost. See the picture ...

Greg Sankey led off SEC Media Days in Tampa on July 20 by calling his conference the "best" in college football.

A low-pressure system in the Gulf of America is expected to become Tropical Storm Bertha. Polk County will see a 50% chance of rain from the storm's outer bands before temperatures rise later in the ...

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs play the final game of their 3-game series in Chicago, Illinois, Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET.

The Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays play the final game of their 3-game series in Toronto, Ontario, Sunday at 12:15 p ...

The difference couldn’t be clearer. When a male Democrat candidate was alleged to have committed acts of sexual abuse on a woman, the candidate lost his party’s and constituents’ support and ended his ...

In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Jared Cannonier and Christian Leroy Duncan meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night ...

Sherman's Antiques in Winter Haven closed its doors June 25 and will auction its remaining items online ending July 23. A walk-through is July 21-22.

A preservationist group is trying to stop the demolition of Eagle Lake's 100-year-old Red Brick Schoolhouse. The Eagle Lake Commission approved a demolition contract but gave the group 60 days to ...

LAKELAND — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Lakeland to announce a seemingly obscure bureaucratic change with major implications for Florida’s citrus industry.