Denton Ryan offensive lineman Ty Haywood poses for a photo with his mother, Leatha Gary, after signing with Michigan during a ceremony at the school on Wednesday.(Chitose Suzuki / Staff ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County jury found a teenager accused of stabbing his mother to death not guilty on all charges on Wednesday. Collin Griffith, 17, was accused of murdering his mother ...

DeepSeek is a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) company based in China that made a big splash in the news because of the dramatic technological efficiency in its DeepSeek-V3 model ...

Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in chicken salad, is opening its first Polk County location in South Lakeland. The restaurant is offering a year of free chicken ...

Polk County Public Schools has received a one-year extension in its effort to stave off the potential closure of Crystal Lake Elementary School. The Lakeland school is among seven in Polk County ...

The Lightning host Ottawa on Tuesday night. TAMPA - Tony DeAngelo converted on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime to lift the New York Islanders to their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Tampa Bay ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New York Islanders’ Tony DeAngelo plays during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in ...

INSIDE. AND THIS MORNING, AS WE’RE WATCHING TEMPERATURES AND FOGGY CONDITIONS OUTSIDE, WE KNOW PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL OVER IN PENNSYLVANIA HAVE SAID SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HERE ...

Eleven Polk County municipalities have offices that are up for a vote during municipal elections on April 1. For those considering a run for office, different cities have different qualifying ...

Four years after the process began, the Polk County School Board has taken a decisive step toward the creation of a new high school in the Poinciana area, though its doors will not open before 2028.