Bartow, Lake Region, Lake Wales, Auburndale among Polk teams that played in Bartow's annual softball tournament.

Five years after an official state of emergency was declared, this is the first in a series of Herald articles exploring the ...

Chief political reporter Amanda Rooker sits down for extended interviews with Des Moines mayor Connie Boesen and Polk County ...

In an eventful weightlifting day, Lake Wales boys weightlifting wins its seventh county title in eight years, while Ridge, ...

Defending girls basketball state champions Incarnate Word and Lift for Life marched into the state semifinals, while Fort ...

Kansas City has a robust soccer scene, with three professional teams, tons of league play and plenty of places to enjoy to ...

Polk racked up a school-record 28 goals this season while leading the Lady Vikes to the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals for the ...

Thanks to Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Haines City parks will soon be free of harmful cigarette smoke and vaping.

R-S Central hosted Polk County on Tuesday night at the Palace in the conference opener for both teams. Hilltopper starter Drew Yelton took control early and cruised through ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.

On Monday, March 10, 2025 at around 8:40 am, the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City, notified the School Resource Deputy at the facility, that she received three phone calls from ...