The YMCA is partnering with Polk County Public Schools to offer VPK and early childhood education at McLaughlin Academy of Excellence in Lake Wales. The program aims to reduce the VPK waiting list ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — The Lake Wales City Commission approved a signed agreement Tuesday evening that will return ownership of the historic Dixie Walesbilt Hotel to the city. The hotel ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Lake Wales High School students were on a college tour at Florida State University Thursday when an active shooter situation unfolded, officials confirmed.