For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk ... map, runs along the west side of U.S. 17-92 north beyond Ronald Reagan Parkway to the ...

A few strong thunderstorms along the Panhandle and Big Bend are possible and may bring lightning, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 22-year-old man from West Palm Beach was arrested on Saturday after deputies said he groomed a teen girl online before traveling to Polk County to "engage in sexual ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade. Gov. Ron ...

After a week of freezing temperatures across Florida last week and frost Sunday in some areas, the question now is what can Florida residents expect this week. That depends on where you are, but the ...

New Polk County Supervisor Mark Holm says it was disheartening ... He said Hockensmith is known to go to Florida frequently, and added, "I've also spent time in that office, and there aren't ...

Think about it: Polk County government — with its handsome salaries and coffers flush with revenues from the county-owned Prairie Meadows casino — is a top-heavy organization with many egos ...

Polk County's median home was 1,806 square feet, listed at $196 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 2.1% from December 2023. Listings in Polk Coun ...

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Winter ... and we need to do this overwhelmingly," DeSantis said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey joined ...

The governor was joined by Polk Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director Dave ...