A peanut farming company that sought 700 acres of north Florida state forest land, home to wildlife like gopher tortoises and ...

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

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to establish "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility at a remote Everglades airstrip. The state is using emergency powers to seize the land from Miami ...

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are stranger than others.

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

Gifted lands created parks and preserves—now one Sarasota County commissioner is pushing to rezone and sell part of it to himself.

Sam Salloway, senior managing director, head of equity investments at Trez Capital, added, " Florida continues to lead the nation in population growth, and this joint venture solidifies our ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WUFT) — Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map.

Manatee County commissioners could be in for another fight with state officials as they try to reinforce the county’s development boundary.

Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of new developments. A pending state bill could void them.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Fire crews are working to keep wildfires under control across Polk County amid a countywide burn ban.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Polytechnic University in Polk County celebrated its largest commencement ceremony to date on Sunday, May 4, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. Over 330 ...