Some would suggest that the first verse of the first book of the Bible (Genesis 1:1) as its oldest: “In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.” Yet there are passages in the ...

Judge Mary Catherine Green of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court in Polk County, Florida, will retire on July 31 after 26 years of service. Green, 63, is retiring early, citing a desire to move on to the ...

A settlement has been reached after litigation over Florida's critic-called "Don't Say Gay" law – and both sides are claiming victory. LGBTQ advocacy groups that challenged the law said it was a ...

It was a stellar week for Polk County athletes as one county athlete won a state title and nine athletes won at least one even at their respective region track meets while others came up big in ...

65-year-old Marie Ellen Porter died from injuries sustained during a motorcycle crash in Lakeland, Florida. Porter lost control of her motorcycle after hitting loose dirt in a construction zone, ...

Citrus Connection will display the work of local artists David Collins and Aaron Corbitt on its microtransit Squeeze vehicles operating in Lakeland, Lake Wales and Bartow as part of the annual “Art in ...

A Lakeland woman died Friday in a motorcycle crash on U.S. 98 North, the Lakeland Police Department reported, the second motorcycle fatality on the highway in North Lakeland in as many days. Officers ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. − The dog tied to a fence along Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton approached Florida is a real "Trooper." The dog, which appears to be a Bull Terrier, is now in the care of the Leon ...

Lake Gibson middle linebacker Malachi Moore remembered the high intensity drills his big brother Quinton Moore went through at The Main Event Camp in 2023 that resulted in an MVP trophy. Back then, ...

Some of Florida’s loudest advocates for public school book removals make up half of a state government-sponsored group to advise school districts on how to select titles and when to pull them off ...

The Bike Buddies program, an initiative fostering positive relationships between law enforcement and local youth through bicycle repair and mentorship, is hosting a kickoff event April 19 from 10 a.m.

Few would look at Kane today and think he wants for much. The 70-pound Pit Bull Terrier mix spends most of his day in Betsy Smith and Jeremy McFadden’s renovated three-car Zionsville, Indiana garage - ...