University of Florida basketball national champion, Walter Clayton Jr., is slated to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Albert Kirkland Gymnasium in Lake Wales on Friday, at 5:15 p.m ...

Two people have died and at least six are injured following a shooting on Florida State University's campus Thursday morning. The university announced at 3:30 p.m. that "law enforcement has ...

The City of Lake Wales reached an agreement to regain ownership of the historic Walesbilt Hotel after a three-year legal battle. The city will pay $450,000 to the current owner and plans to seek ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The City of Lake Wales is taking back ownership of a historic downtown hotel that has been the subject of a legal battle. Robert Connors opened The Thirsty Dragon in downtown ...

Richland Communities purchased 4,158 acres southwest of Lake Wales, Florida, for $50 million. The purchased land, previously 5R Ranch, currently has a rural agricultural land use designation.

The Lake Wales Police Department is investigating an attempted arson attack on the Univista Insurance business. In the early hours of March 20, one or more suspects threw bottles containing ...

Paul Maplethorpe, a retired Round Lake fire chief, was among the CLC officials and students explaining more than 170 programs to more than 1,700 people at the college’s open house Saturday at its ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — An investigation is underway after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle while at a crosswalk in Polk County on Friday. At around 7:47 a.m., the Lake Wales Police ...

Investigators from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interviewed former Columbia University interim President Katrina Armstrong over campus antisemitism issues, according to a report.

The university was stripped of $400 million in federal grants earlier this month. This follows the last academic year as the campus became the epicenter of demonstrations, encampment protests and ...