Polk County typically has at least one team in the state tournament and often has had two or more teams. Who can remember the year Polk teams won three of the six state titles. So the county takes ...

BARTOW — Bartow had two of the top pitchers in the county last season, but it didn’t have a definitive No. 1. After four years of Red Oxley dominating the Polk County pitching scene for Bartow, ...

Robert Thomas McWhirter, 101, died peacefully at his Port Charlotte FL home on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. He was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Warren OH, the only child of Frank Henry and Lou Rhea (McManus) ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota County deputies say Tuesday's shooting at a home in the gated Amberlea neighborhood left five people dead, including the suspected shooter, who is connected to a double ...

A 16-year-old from Ohio died from the flu in late December Ryleigh Spurlock's heartbroken family reacted to the teen's death, saying, "It doesn't make any sense" Ryleigh had not received her flu shot ...

Peter Richard Klamka, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at his home on August 20, 2025, at the age of 77. Born in Westchester County, New York, he ...

(WNDU) - When kids are placed in foster care, the hope is that it’s temporary. But sometimes, these kids need a permanent home. Grant Me Hope sent us the story of two sisters who want to be adopted ...

Davies traveled to Baldwin, Michigan, where she interviewed Ryleigh Cooper over the course of several days, reviewed her messages and observed her interactions with family and friends. BALDWIN, Mich. ...

Ryleigh Spector, wife of Buffalo Bills star Baylon Spector, just threw shade at Taylor Swift after her husband’s team beat the Kansas City Chiefs – so who is she? Ryleigh Spector – the wife of Buffalo ...