Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Video: Florida school district grades released. BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Those attending varsity football games at Polk County schools will soon see ticket prices go up.

Changes are coming for drivers who want to fight tickets they got when caught on Florida’s controversial new school bus cameras.

Polk County Public Schools earned a long-sought B grade from the Florida Department of Education in results released Monday. ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Most Florida schools will be starting as soon as they're legally allowed to, but you probably won't see any changed in start ...

The North Polk Community School District has celebrated the grand opening of its new baseball and softball complex. Voters in November 2023 approved a $17 million bond issue for the school ...

Osceola County is tackling its persistent traffic issues with a series of road improvement projects, aiming to accommodate a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

A pair of teenagers from outside of Florida have been arrested for allegedly “swatting” a victim in Polk County, according to the sheriff’s office.

For Black History Month, we celebrate Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Dr. Hezedean Smith, the agency's first Black chief.

There's only one school district right now that is in line with the governor's teacher pay raise proposal of $47,500 - that's Monroe County, which pays first-year teachers $47,800.