Although the thrift store property was reportedly appraised at $1.6 million, the most recent position of the Care Center ...

Conditions for Lake Wales worsened from Severe Drought (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3), according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor, despite rains that fell early this month, bringing our recent ...

Overhead utility work being conducted by Duke Energy will require the closing of a portion of Miami Street in Lake Wales at 7 ...

Polk County Fire Rescue’s dedication to exceptional prehospital care earned the organization the coveted American Heart ...

With their triangular shape and golden-orange wings, the eastern arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) butterflies seemed ...

In further evidence of the significant strides being made to upgrade the AdventHealth Lake Wales Hospital, the facility has ...

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Newly-elected City Commission Terri Miller was sworn in Tuesday night and immediately heard an plea from her predecessor, ...

A new county-wide burning ban is in effect across Polk due to the unseasonably dry weather conditions that have impacted the ...

AdventHealth Lake Wales and AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport have received national recognition for their efforts ...

Saturday, May 9th marks the 34th anniversary of the largest one-day food drive in the nation – the National Association of ...