City leaders have agreed to pay a developer $450,000 to relinquish ownership of the Walesbilt Hotel in downtown Lake Wales.

The former 5R Ranch was bought by Richland Communities last year for $50 million. So far, no plans have been submitted.

Lake Wales expects to regain ownership of the Grand Hotel. The hotel is a landmark in the city but has been vacant for ...

The 10-story hotel, which has stood empty for decades, is set to return to city ownership after a failed redevelopment and ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. - A Polk County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man Friday afternoon after the man came at them with a ...

The City of Lake Wales is taking back ownership of the historic Walesbilt Hotel which has been the subject of a legal battle.

A Florida middle school principal said he “did something dumb” after he was arrested at Walmart for trying a shoplifting ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Sheriff Grady Judd discusses a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Lake Wales.

Lake Wales has a history of long-serving mayors, among them Eugene Fultz, who served from 2013 to 2022. Current Mayor Jack Hilligoss seeks to continue that tradition by gaining a second term in ...

Lake Wales and Auburndale led the way this season in girls weightlifting. Nine of the 11 lifters on first team are from the ...

LAKE WALES — In his nine years, Lake Wales' head boys weightlifting coach Tashawn Williams has never seen a brotherhood quite like the one exhibited all 2025 season — especially during the ...