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

After more than a dozen Polk County students were struck and killed by a vehicle last school year, city commissioners voted unanimously to pass an ordinance to install speed cameras in school zones.

Presidents of teacher and staff unions across Central Florida: As we all head into bargaining soon, we’re asking our ...

A customer looks at products grown and sold by Middle Tennessee State University’s Small Farms at the weekly Saturday Market ...

Lake Wales city commissioners signaled support for annexing 1,202 acres in anticipation of the Stoneridge project. A binding vote is expected June 3.

PLANT CITY, Fla. - Prepare for a flurry of wagging tails and heartwarming connections as the Third Annual Mega Dog Adoption ...

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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.

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

The routes are preliminary. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise has yet to decide which is best or if it’ll even pursue the project. But with Polk County leading the state in population growth ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explained to reporters why his deputies shot and killed an armed suspect who charged deputies with a pair of garden shears.