The Dreadnaughts placed second in the Class 2A extra-large non-tumbling division thanks to a score of 84.90. Although Lakeland executed a dazzling performance, the Dreadnaughts dropped from first ...

Lakeland Dreadnaughts quarterback Chad Williams (12) is pressured by St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders defensive end Trevor Sommers (90) during a 34-0 loss in the FHSAA Class 5A Football Championship on ...

Lakeland police have arrested a man they say is responsible for the death of a 67-year-old woman crossing South Florida Avenue in November. Daniel Kovacs was arrested around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland family of six is featured on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Thursday night. The episode aired on ABC and featured Lindsey Hutson and her family.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

The Dreadnaught-designed golf cart leading the team onto the field is one of the experiences you get when visiting Bryant Stadium. Anytime you head to downtown Lakeland for a football game ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed it was at a home in the 700 block of Dovetail Road for what they ...

Morris is the lone nominee from the fall sports as Lakeland football is the only team from fall sports still playing. The Dreadnaughts play for the Class 5A state championship on Thursday.

New Polk County Supervisor Mark Holm says it was disheartening to be put on the defensive about his decision to work two jobs at once the same week the sheriff's office began investigating threats ...

Steve Kagan / Getty Images On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Winter Haven on Wednesday morning about illegal immigration at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The governor was joined by Polk Sheriff ...

More girls are set to take the field this spring when the Detroit Lions Girls High School Flag Football program returns for its third season. Eighteen teams are slated to join the program when the ...