Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

According to a FOX13 report, a Polk County head football coach is facing three charges from the Polk County Sheriffs Office ...

A virtual public information meeting will be held April 21 at 6 p.m. An in-person open house will take place April 22 in ...

A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven ...

Several new wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State ...

Eden, who was named head coach in March 2023, is accused of using community service projects as a way to lure potential victims into a locker room where “there are no cameras,” investigators say.

A man faces a list of charges after Polk County deputies say he violently threatened his partner, then set his camper on fire ...

A 22-year-old man traveling in a Mercedes is calling the Polk County Jail home after he pointed a gun at a truck during a ...

A Florida middle school principal said he “did something dumb” after he was arrested at Walmart for trying a shoplifting ...

A middle school assistant principal in central Florida is accused of inappropriate behavior with a 13-year-old student.

The director of the cooperative said getting the $10 million grant reduces the member cities' costs, which "reduces the amount the taxpayers will have to pay." ...