For this fiscal year, only applicants scoring 95 or higher can expect to receive their full requests for Florida's arts and ...

The Polk County School Board District 3 race already has three candidates. Incumbent Rick Nolte is on medical leave and has ...

Polk County commissioners vote to decrease the setback for chicken coops, but a new state law prohibits their desired ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...

A Polk County mother is raising awareness about the dangers of e-bikes after her son was hit and killed by a vehicle.

A former gymnastics coach in Lakeland is under arrest after the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he admitted to detectives ...

New allegations have resulted in charges against a former Lakeland gymnastics coach who was already on sexual offender probation following a child pornography conviction in 2017.

Haines City Commissioners went back to the drawing board to draft a new food truck ordinance, after more than a year of ...

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.

One person died after a small car and a dump truck crashed early Friday, causing a fire, according to the Polk County Sheriff ...

Polk County's landfill disposal fees will rise on Oct. 1 and nine cities fill face higher costs. Here's a glimpse at what ...

A fatal crash between a dump truck and a car has closed County Road 557 and Polk County Road between Lake Alfred and I-4.