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 ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

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.

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 ...

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.

which has worked on several other school projects in the past in Polk County. The BTS proposal was unsolicited and submitted under provisions from Section 255.065 of the Florida Statutes early in ...

Snow fell Tuesday throughout parts of northern Florida and the Panhandle ... This interactive map from the National Weather Service shows snowfall reports from the last 24 hours, as well as ...