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

Florida’s award-winning state parks, trails and historic sites offer some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world — ...

A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the ...

The 1,350-square-foot space in Silver Lake is designed to look "as if you walked into a Wes Anderson movie set." ...

Polk County has several debris pickup and drop off options to ensure roads are clean Piles of clothes and furniture still linger on neighbors’ curbs, some just outside of Michael Caudy’s door.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

A rare animal was found dead in an unexpected location on a Florida highway outside the endangered species’ normal habitat. A ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

A March 8 shootout between two rival motorcycle gangs, the Mongols and Warlocks, led to about 30 arrests four months later.

Publix expands in Polk County with a new Winter Haven store planned for 2026, marking its sixth location in the growing city near Legoland Florida.

Polk County's population — estimated last year around 850,000 — is expected to top 900,000 in the next five years and one million in the next 15, according to medium-growth modeling by the University ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a unit of FDOT, resumed the project last May, launching an alternative corridor study for the 28-mile eastern segment known as Central Polk Parkway East.