A polar vortex with the potential to damage Florida's seasonal citrus crop is expected to descend on the state next week -- ...

Newly elected Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer will work their full-time jobs as well as their $150,000 full-time ...

The Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures of more than five days without its ...

John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of life ...

U-Haul tracks one-way U-Haul trucks arriving in a state or city compared with trucks leaving. Here are the 2024 numbers.

Detectives responded to the fatal crash between Fort Meade and Bowling Green and determined the bicyclist was hit from behind. The northbound lanes of US 17 were closed for three ...

A look at what the governing body of the state's largest county does.

GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Napier is closing in on a front-office hire as college football shifts closer to an NFL-style structure. Napier, some of his staff and UF athletic director ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Police said a Florida man has been arrested on multiple charges after attacking a resident and assaulting two police officers. An official police report showed 43-year-old ...

A Florida law outlawing homeless people from camping on public property won't change the way Lakeland has handled public ...

A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Health after apparently shooting himself in the head with a ...