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Polk County School Board member Rick Nolte, who last attended a meeting on Jan. 28, is on medical leave, the school district ...

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

Madeline Nichols was about to start kindergarten last year before Polk County deputies said she was killed by a drunk driver.

There's an extremely rare plant that, in all of Florida, only grows in Polk County, but it's being threatened by a proposed ...

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office charged a Frostproof man with second-degree murder after his brother was shot and killed on ...

The suspect seriously injured a deputy, leading to a deadly officer-involved incident in Polk County on Friday.

Polk County's behavioral health team has launched a website to help those seeking mental health and substance use disorder ...

Last week lawmakers voted to expedite the construction of two express lanes on I-4’s busiest stretch in Osceola and Polk ...

A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say.

That’s why we’re standing together to fight for better learning and working conditions. Advocating for our students is at the ...