Celebrating autism acceptance, the Florida Autism Center of Excellence (FACE) hosted its first-ever prom Saturday, April 26, ...

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced the official opening of congestion relief lanes in one of I-4's busiest sections eight months ahead of schedule.

Polk County might not have the ocean, but there's no shortage of waterfront, Key West vibes. Old-timers won't be surprised ...

A business burglary in Babson Park, Polk County, has landed a 40-year-old man with a criminal history spanning Ohio and ...

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man who was allegedly advancing on him with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.

One man is dead after Polk County deputies say he charged at one of them with a knife, forcing them to fire several shots ...

Don Welsh, President and CEO of the global tourism advocacy group Destinations International, penned an op-ed for the Tampa ...

The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a new opportunity for wildlife to cross I-4 in hopes of giving species ...

Life expectancy in Polk County is more than two years shorter than the statewide average — 76.2 years, compared with 78.6 for ...

Viera High School held a signing ceremony for 27 senior athletes in the school's gym on Friday, April 25.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 38-year-old Davenport man, Luis Marquez Garcia, was apprehended by the Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

As of Friday, April 25, there were 96 wildfires burning across Florida, burning 3,832 acres. Eighteen counties have issued burn bans, up two from April 24. The mean statewide drought index has jumped ...