USA TODAY"s Florida Network hit the road this spring to check in on the state's top players and programs. Catch up on coverage here.

Leaders of Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland paused the operation of the louvers in spring 2024 out of concerns about leaks in ...

The Hope Florida Foundation paid a Lakeland physical therapy assistant $588 in March. Days later, a social media video popped up of the woman praising how the ...

Elizabeth “Beth” Greer Pfleger, 58, of Lakeland passed away Monday, May 19, at her home. She was born to Carl and Carol ...

The Only In Your State AI travel planner creates a complete weekend itinerary for Springfield, Illinois. It includes a unique ...

Officials said witnesses reported seeing a man swimming in a lake near alligators before police arrived on scene.

A group of six high school students from the Central Florida Aerospace Academy is heading for the stratosphere— literally.

Matt Vierling spent Wednesday and Thursday night facing Single-A pitchers, batting third for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, as ...

Girls high school and women’s college flag football is undergoing growth that astonishes coaches and ADs. The NFL’s support helps.

A sweeping multi-agency undercover operation in Polk County culminated in the arrests of 255 individuals allegedly involved ...

Two juveniles and four adults face charges in a planned robbery that turned into a fatal shooting. A bystander on a bicycle ...