A fatal traffic crash has shut down a portion of County Road 540A in south Lakeland Thursday night. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred near Valleyview Elementary ...

Daily Ridge News A new Florida law that took effect on July 1 is changing how school bus camera violations are handled across the state, including right here in Polk County. The law, passed ...

A woman was injured Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a bullet while lying in bed inside a home on Kettles Avenue, according to the Lakeland Police Department. The incident was reported just ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Operations Center in Winter Haven to announce the arrests and extraditions of two teenagers involved in ...

AdventHealth has completed the purchase of Bond Clinic, a longtime physician group based in Winter Haven, marking another step in the health system’s steady expansion across Polk County. Bond Clinic ...

Community Encouraged to Help Feed Local Shelter Pets LAKELAND, FL – The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) is proud to once again ...

Traveling on a Budget with Carl & Shelly By Carl Fish Daily Ridge Media Seeing Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton has been on our list for a long time. The only thing that usually gets in the ...

Ashley Bell Barnett of Polk County Appointed to Global Leadership Role with United Way Women United ...

The Haines City Rotary Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. It began with a Proclamation from the City.

New Law Changes How School Bus Camera Fines Are Handled in Polk County and the State ...

Daily Ridge News Ashley Bell Barnett, a respected business leader, philanthropist, and passionate advocate for education and community service in Central Florida, has been appointed to the Women ...

Sheriff Judd To Brief Media: 14 and 15 Year-Olds Charged in Poinciana Swatting Case, Brought Back to Florida ...