The YMCA is partnering with Polk County Public Schools to offer VPK and early childhood education at McLaughlin Academy of Excellence in Lake Wales. The program aims to reduce the VPK waiting list ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Lake Wales High School students were on a college tour at Florida State University Thursday when an active shooter situation unfolded, officials confirmed.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The city of Lake Wales is taking decisive action to reclaim its historic Walesbilt Hotel, voting to buy back the long-vacant landmark for $450,000 in a move city leaders hope ...

Lake Wales has approved an agreement that will return ownership of the historic Walesbilt Hotel to the city. The Lake Wales City Commission and Community Redevelopment Agency Board both voted 5-0 ...

The Vanguard Knights hosted The Lake Wales Highlanders at Booster Stadium in Ocala, FL on Friday, November 22, 2024. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] / Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner / USA TODAY ...

The incumbent mayor of Lake Wales, Jack Hilligoss, is facing a challenge from former city commissioner Curtis Gibson Jr. in the upcoming election. Gibson criticizes Hilligoss's stance on ...

Polk County has entered a legal showdown with Lake Wales over the city’s plans to greatly expand the boundaries of its Community Redevelopment Agency district. The county filed a complaint Sept.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The suspect involved in a Lake Wales shooting that left four people dead was killed after a standoff with officers Wednesday. Lake Wales Police said Al Joseph Stenson ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A man wanted after the deaths of four people inside of a Lake Wales apartment has dies after a police standoff in Sanford. Lake Wales police confirmed a man wanted after the ...