Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

John Velebir, chair of Polk County's Republican Party, said he is "very" concerned about the rift between Gov. DeSantis and ...

Bartow's City Commission will hold a public workshop regarding the pros and cons of adding fluoride to its water supply on Feb. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bartow Civic Center. Florida Surgeon ...

The Lakeland Police Department says a missing girl has been found safe after the Florida Department ... the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. A Winter Haven family is out of their home after crews ...

Located in Broward County, about 30 miles north of Miami ... to get up close and personal with nature. Fort Lauderdale's city center is situated around the New River's banks.

But there is no such similar restriction in Minnesota's drug-free school zone law preventing Polk County prosecutors from charging anyone caught with drugs within 300 feet or one city block of a ...

Polk County deputies handed out thousands of citations to drivers who were reportedly caught speeding past stopped school ...

The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...