Staci DaSilva

Athletes have trained for years to compete on the world’s biggest competition stage, and as of Wednesday, they have 100 days to go until the opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olymp…

Athletes vying for a spot on Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina are taking a break from training and competition to share their stories at a media summit in New York City on …

Publix, which has nearly 900 stores in the Sunshine State, is allowing open carry in its Florida stores after a judge overturned the state’s ban last month.

Polk County Tax Collector Joe Tedder came up with the “Kids Tax Art” program while watching a segment on a national news show about a woman receiving medical bills with drawings on them.

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) – More than 200 people packed a large room inside a clubhouse in the Lake Ashton retirement community in Lake Wales to hear about infrastructure and road projects in t…

Lake Wales officer, K-9 in good spirits but hurt after being dragged by fleeing vehicle

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 20-year-old student at Florida Polytechnic University is a published scientist after he and his professor discovered peacock feathers can be used in laser physics. “Ess…

Budgets and banking: New center aims to teach students in Polk County life skills

Florida citrus growers are celebrating a proposal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its definition of orange juice.

Homeowners who live along Lake Winterset are fed up with a years-long and, often, unruly tradition.