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

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

First, the Polk County Sheriff's Office didn't believe Taylor Cadle. Now her name is disappearing from comments on their ...

Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a ...

A 17-year-old boy who was accused of killing his father in Oklahoma two years ago has been acquitted of the 2024 murder of his mother in Florida.

United Way of Central Florida has partnered with the IRS to offer several free tax prep sites across Polk County.

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

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

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

A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Collin Griffith, a 17-year-old boy accused of stabbing his mother to death a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - In a highly controversial verdict, a Florida jury found 17-year-old Collin Griffith not guilty of the ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.