An 18-year-old died Thursday night after his motorcycle and an SUV crashed, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

A line of Polk County Sheriff’s patrol cars stretched down Winter Lake Road Wednesday with their lights flashing. But the ...

A 15-year-old boy from East Hartford, Connecticut and a 14-year-old boy from Syracuse, New York are accused of “swatting,” a ...

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

Sirens are not triggered during flooding or flash flooding in Polk County. Outdoor warning sirens are only activated for tornado warnings or severe thunderstorm warnings with wind speeds of 70 mph or ...

Volusia and Flagler counties reported an almost 7% decrease in homeless people in the region. But one homeless expert in the region believes the numbers are actually much higher.

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years. Fourteen Polk County public schools improved their grades ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he was surprised Connecticut and New York extradited the suspects because he thought they ...

At a time when the demand for welders and machinists is at an all-time high, Polk State College has decided to launch its ...

Elected officials who fail to address the protection of clean water are and will be derelict, writes James Larew.

The report caps a two-year-long research review by a team of 16 scientists that focused on pollution patterns in two ...