Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's some concern the highway could impact a wildlife corridor.

There is a big problem when it comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, according to a school board member who is ...

The governor wants to broaden the legal definition of 'gang-related activities' so that it includes undocumented immigrants, ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

Emerick Priddy was hit with several charges, including traveling to meet a minor for sex, lewd battery and interference with child custody.

SouthState Corp. has reached a deal to sell 170 of its branches across six states to a New York real investment firm for ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for October shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home sale ...

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The net migration of people moving to Florida from other American states has fallen sharply from 317,923 in 2022, to just 63,346 in December 2024, according to a Vintage population estimate ...

The University of Florida can trace its origins back to the very start of publicly funded higher education in the state. In 1853, shortly after Governor Thomas Brown passed a bill offering financial ...

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 ...

LaTasha Polk, 47, lived in the Treme and was described as a hard-working nurse's assistant. She had a 14-year-old son, her family said. Michael Polk paints on a cross the name of his cousin ...