Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

Upon graduation, she returned to Lake Wales to teach school at Polk Avenue Elementary for one year before entering the Holy Name Priory in St. Leo, Florida as a Benedictine nun. After devoting ...

Looking for a hurricane shelter in Florida near you? Find your closest shelter in this list created from information available across the state. Shelters are listed in alphabetical order by ...

READ: Bartow Steak Snatcher Nabbed In Auburndale By Polk Deputies; Wanted Throughout Florida A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle at approximately 12:38 p.m. on Spirit Lake Road at Allen Avenue ...

but the second appears to be retaliatory Lake Wales Police Department and Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the two shootings that happened in the Lake Wales Housing ...

Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school ...

A stabbing in a Lake Wales neighborhood Thursday left one person dead and another injured, according to police.

Derrick Blue is the co-founder of the Florida ... in Lake Wales and some are interested in setting up in the northwest part of town. One area that is the focus of Biz-Linc is Lincoln Avenue.

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Five people were arrested Sunday in a Polk County investigation into animal cruelty and environmental crimes. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty ...

The Lake Wales City Commission voted ... The Southwest Florida Water Management District, which oversees water permits for most of Polk County, has warned that the region is nearing its limit ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Multiple people have been arrested after deputies say they found malnourished horses and several environmental hazards at a property in Lake Wales. An investigation began ...