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

A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

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

The top county in the U.S. when it came to flash density, or the number of lightning strikes per square mile, in 2024 was ...

FDOT is now working to improve traffic flow at the intersection of County Line Road and US 92, by raising the roads above the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million from flowing to school districts across the State of Florida.

Legislative disbursement changes have diverted $45.7 million from the district, and Trump's freeze on education funds puts another $20 million at risk.

The median home in Polk County listed for $339,900 in May, slightly up from the previous month's $339,450, an analysis of ...

A pair of teenagers from outside of Florida have been arrested for allegedly “swatting” a victim in Polk County, according to ...