The BriefAccording to the FDOT, Polk County ranks 21 out of the state's top 25 deadliest counties for pedestrians.The Best ...

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say.

There's an extremely rare plant that, in all of Florida, only grows in Polk County, but it's being threatened by a proposed ...

Federal authorities moved Jennifer Rodriguez to a detention center in Texas for roughly two months ahead of potential ...

Last week lawmakers voted to expedite the construction of two express lanes on I-4’s busiest stretch in Osceola and Polk ...

Florida authorities say a former Connecticut police officer was arrested for DUI Saturday night after nearly crashing into a ...

Sheriff Grady Judd highlights the bottleneck in Trump's immigration crackdown due to limited ICE resources and calls for executive action to increase detention space.

Advocates complained about conditions at the shelter and issues of "transparency, oversight, morality and ethical ...

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better ...

The distinction aside, the property is priced at $4.15 million and Carrabba’s has seven years remaining on its ...

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ...