Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make ...

But most Floridians live near large population centers — like Miami and Tampa — where the freshest aquifer water is too deep ...

It was quite an eventful year in Florida, especially in the Tampa Bay area, where we saw impacts from three hurricanes.

Over the next couple of issues, we will publish our annual look back at some of the top stories, newsmakers and images that ...

For the first time, Clark County and all of its cities must address climate change in the 20-year plans required by the state’s Growth Management Act. These plans guide where new residents will ...

Washoe County School District (WCSD) remains Nevada’s second largest public school district ... with schools contracted with the same EMO, Florida-headquartered Academica.

People who see monkeys should not feed or approach them, the department said, but should contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A viral video from a river near Orange City ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested William Leviticus Self, 37, of Cedartown on three counts of Cruelty to Children. Self was taken into custody on Dec. 15 ...

Two properties in Polk County totaling nearly 1,200 acres have gained protection from development. The Florida Cabinet voted Tuesday to purchase conservation easements for 764 acres near the Green ...

POLK CITY, Fla. — One man is dead and another is seriously hurt after a near head-on crash Saturday night in Polk County. It happened around 11:53 p.m. on North Commonwealth Avenue in Polk City ...

Mercury’s wind turbines at Kaiwaikawe will be 206m high and 162m wide, making them larger than those at its Turitea South wind farm near Palmerston ... using the largest and tallest wind ...