Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

(This story was changed to include newer images and video.) As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday.

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade. Gov. Ron ...

Polk County's median home was 1,806 square feet, listed at $196 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 2.1% from December 2023. Listings in Polk Coun ...

Howard already has collegiate offers from East Carolina, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Marshall, Miami (FL), UCF and USF. Follow High School On SI throughout the 2024 high school ...

If all goes as scheduled, Polk County Public Schools will interview finalists for the general counsel position by mid-April.

A Florida sheriff is combating illegal immigration ... Southbound and down,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press conference on Wednesday. Grady was joined by Gov.

Deputies said they arrested a Florida man Friday after he was caught creeping at a children's bus stop. The Polk County Sheriff's Office has identified the man as 37-year-old Jonathan Louis ...

An Okeechobee teen is dead and criminal charges are pending after a driver attempted to flee police before crashing into the back of another vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Two ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said reports of multiple arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Polk County Courthouse on Thursday morning were false. Social media ...