At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is blocking mentions of Taylor Cadle in comments on its social media accounts, Mother Jones ...

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

From left, Pastor Paula White, pastoral advisor to President Trump, gives U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue a high five ...

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

Construction has begun on the Accelerated Start Project which will build two new congestion relief lanes. The lanes will start at U.S. 27 and provide connections to World Drive and 417.

A Florida sheriff says federal immigration authorities need to remove the "shackles" from local law enforcement agencies so they can assist in deporting criminal illegal migrants.

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A prescribed burn conducted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in Polk County ...

Grist dives into Florida’s ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the ...

It was a three-day undercover operation that landed 29 people in handcuffs, including five people with active felony warrants.