As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to protect sensitive areas.

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

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.

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

Brady McCarron, spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service, confirmed Thursday morning Myles Strickland, 35, of Polk County, was wanted on two warrants for grand theft, one warrant for burglary, one ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

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

Collin Griffith will not spend time in prison after deputies accused him of murdering his mother a year after he shot his ...

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