Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a ...

Worries have spiked after President Trump’s executive order saying immigration enforcement could take place in schools, where it had been prevented. A 1990 federal judge’s order prohibits Florida ...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Monday for 6-year-old Empress Moore. She was last seen Sunday in the area of the 800 block of North New York Avenue in Lakeland.

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

Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's ...

Schools reporting 10% or more of students out due to illnesses, says Polk County Health Department Patrick Mahomes is facing ...

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today it is once again ...

Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP, a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., is pleased to announce that it recently ...

A federal agency recently approved using a slightly radioactive byproduct in a test road in Polk County. Ideally, roads ...

A Florida grandmother was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, but was convicted on a lesser charge.

WHERE’s RON? Gov. DeSantis is holding a press conference in Winter Haven at 10 a.m. with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey ...