Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its Lakeland Academic Center.

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

Burn ban in effect since June 5 Flagler County enacted a burn ban effective 5 p.m. June 5 and declared a state of local emergency to do so. The county has extended the burn ban for another seven days.

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

Polk County Fire Rescue's union president, Lee Stringer, said the staffing shortages have created longer work hours for current firefighters. This is something the wives of some firefighters are ...

According to the Florida Department of Transportation, Polk County ranks 21 out of the state's top 25 deadliest counties for pedestrians. 26 pedestrians and cyclists were killed last year.