Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the Trump administration.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues.

The investigations collectively seized a staggering 64 pounds of fentanyl – enough to claim millions of lives and marking the most significant single seizure in Polk County's history.