More than 40 Polk County residents attended a hearing Monday night in Dallas and the five residents who testified said they ...

Vanderbilt University is continuing its plan for an outpost in West Palm Beach, Fla., with a goal of raising $300 million to ...

Beginning with a special election next month, Polk County will be among the first in the nation to use QR codes to report unofficial voting results, Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald tells Axios. Why it ...

Feeling anxious or depressed? Go to work, says Harvard psychologist: 'Work has a protective effect on our mental health' The ...

Brack Ranch from Landsea Homes Corp. offers 138 homes with smart features in St. Cloud. Homes start in the low-$400,000s with ...

David Price, president of Bok Tower Gardens, said two of the proposed highway routes could come within about 2,600 feet of the northern boundary.

according to the Florida Highway Patrol. One man is dead and another was hospitalized with serious injuries after a head-on collision on SR-60 in Winter Haven on Saturday, according to the Polk County ...

A few strong thunderstorms along the Panhandle and Big Bend are possible and may bring lightning, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph, and heavy downpours. The cold front will continue to weaken overnight ...

Douglas County is setting itself apart by ensuring year-round aerial firefighting support for 2025. In a move described as both proactive and economic, county commissioners have committed to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Winter Haven. He is joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Florida ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

The incident was reported to the Florida Department of Children and Families, and on January 15, 2025, the DCF and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office initiated a follow-up investigation.