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

Polk tied with Union County in the panhandle for the eighth-lowest graduation rate in the state. Franklin County, in North Florida near Lake City, posted the worst rate at 72.5%. Other districts ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk ... map, runs along the west side of U.S. 17-92 north beyond Ronald Reagan Parkway to the ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Each year, U-Haul tracks the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks arriving in a state or city ... all of Polk County, ranked fourth in the nation for net in-migration, and first in Florida.

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

Get fit and make new friends with the Red Hot Chili Steppers walking club. All ages and skill levels are welcome for this program, which is hosted by Volusia County’s Parks, Recreation and Culture ...

As of last week, Florida residents can sue cities ... and located in a place where it may lawfully be.” City of Lakeland and Polk County: City and county leaders say the law does not require ...

The Camellia Society of Central Florida hosts its 78th annual Camellia Show and Plant Sale at Mead Botanical Garden with an event that’s free and open to the public. Anyone can enter camellia blooms ...

according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Two people, including a Polk County deputy, were injured after crews battled a fire at a home on Sunday, officials said. A registered sex offender from Polk ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ... injuries after a shooting in Haines City on Friday night, according to the Haines City Police Department, and now officials are looking for a dark-colored, four-door ...