More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Polk County said hundreds have been arrested after a large undercover operation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said operation “Fool Around and Find Out ...

Read full article: ‘They’re kids:’ Accused shooter, 17, among 6 arrested in deadly Polk ambush, Sheriff Judd says A vehicle that crashed into a house in Polk County. Read full article: Stop ...

Returning to the home-zoned school Applying to another Polk County Public School through the controlled open enrollment process Enrolling as a full-time virtual student with Florida Virtual School ...

NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

Polk County Sheriff Vows Justice “These lawsuits are nothing more than political actions from groups that can’t win in the legislature, so they’re trying to buy their way onto the ballot,” said Power.

Polk County will transfer autopsy services to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office, aiming to save $1 million annually. The move comes amid recruitment challenges and rising costs for the county's ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

A man is in custody in Polk County, Florida, after a March 30 road rage shootout that occurred in a Publix supermarket parking lot in a nearby county. According to the Osceola County Sheriff's ...