Life-threatening conditions were expected in some areas, with people told to stay out of the water until conditions improve.

A new study of America's Biggest Boomtowns by loan marketplace LendingTree found eight of the 10 fastest-growing metro areas ...

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous ...

District 48 encompasses much of eastern Polk County south of Haines City, including Winter Haven, Lake Wales and Frostproof.

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years. Fourteen Polk County public schools improved their grades ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.

Combee projects Polk County will lose over $1.2 million in property tax revenue due to the act, with additional losses for Lake Wales and Lakeland.

Polk County will pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit with former Assistant County Attorney Shannon Archer.Archer sued the county in 2023, claiming she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation ...

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