According to the study released Friday, the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area, which encompasses all of Polk County, ranked fourth in the nation for net in-migration, and first in Florida.

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

Director and writer Jeffrey Baena, husband of Hollywood actor Aubrey Plaza, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Jan. 3. He was 47.

As youth sports have evolved, Knight said that families are now seeking recreational and sports activities to keep their kids busy while they are on vacation. That makes Manatee County more attractive ...

Gina was at the center of a sex trafficking case involving a prominent 67-year-old Miami Beach doctor she’d met on Tinder. Gina, then 17, and a friend, who was 16, were discovered by Miami Beach ...

They know protecting those resources comes before personal recreation, and that means working ... At the time, Koshatka was a Sawyer County DNR game warden. He now works in Polk County. “The party did ...

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

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

The plan would raise the fee for warehouses from $539 to $2,192 per 1,000 square feet and from $539 to $1,539 per 1,000 ...

In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much closer to reaching its goal of becoming a no-kill county this year.

County Manager Dena Diorio announced Tuesday the promotion of Joanette Freeman to director of HR, effective Jan. 22. And ...

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