Welcome to Myakka River State Park in Sarasota – 37,000 acres of wild Florida hiding in plain sight. While millions flock to Florida’s mouse-themed kingdoms and crowded beaches, this sprawling natural ...

Hidden among Central Florida’s gentle hills lies a retirement paradise that won’t demand your life savings as admission price. Lake Wales stands as living proof that Florida retirement dreams don’t ...

Some of this weekend's options include the Zombie Crawl in Lake Worth Beach, Ann's Great Wildflower Giveaway, Boynton Beach ...

The Lake Wales City Commission selected Restoration St. Louis to redevelop the historic Walesbilt Hotel. The company plans to restore the long-dormant building and operate it as a hotel, potentially ...

The Lake Wales City Commission approved the annexation of 1,240 acres for a new mixed-use development called Stoneridge. Numerous residents voiced strong opposition, arguing the project contradicts ...

Florida sheriff slams wild lake brawl after 8 arrested Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd criticized a group of Florida boaters who were involved in a wild lakeside brawl over the weekend (Credit: Polk ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 27-year-old man from Lake Wales, Florida, found himself behind bars Saturday morning after a wild series of events that began with a high-speed motorcycle run in the Florida ...

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network – Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. Starting in the ...

Starting in the 1920s, Catholics journeyed annually from Canada to a pastoral site a few miles east of Lake Wales, drawn in part by a relic — what church leaders considered a physical vestige of St.