The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

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

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 ...

A woman who runs a pet business was arrested for 16 counts of animal neglect and cruelty by 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 ...

The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...

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

Following closing statements in the murder case against Collin Griffith, the jury has now been given the case.

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...