Polk County approves $500,000 in emergency aid for refugees abandoned after Trump order
With nearly 500 refugees in need of assistance, Polk County will provide aid to plug the gap created by Trump's order ...
Putnam County school bus with 25 kids on board runs stop sign, collides with pickup
Florida Highway Patrol said 25 students were on board when the bus driver ran a stop sign Monday morning at Mariner Lake ...
Polk County Sheriff's Office identifies 26-year-old Des Moines woman killed in crash
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman who was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning on Highway 141 ...
HIDOE restores 2 school bus routes
A wide shortage of bus drivers impacted the start of the school year in August wherein dozens of routes were temporarily ...
Union says Polk County schools face a teacher exodus. Would a property tax for higher pay help?
The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...
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School bus camera program fining drivers has no process to challenge violations
School bus cameras have caught thousands of drivers in Florida blowing past stop signs. I-Team Investigator Katie LaGrone found that one county is preventing drivers from making their cases in court.
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NO JUSTICE, JUST MONEY? Drivers can't challenge tickets issued for school bus camera violations
The cameras are part of a new state law that allows school districts to record drivers who ignore a bus’s signs to stop.
Lake Wales Commission isn't happy about proposed routes for new state toll road
Lake Wales City Commissioners voted 5-0 to delay action on a proposed resolution stating opposition to the Central Polk ...