As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ...

The co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means released Senate Bill 5550 March 5. The cities of Dallas, Monmouth and ...

Get ready for sunny skies and warm temps across Central Florida this weekend. We’ll stay dry with partly to mostly sunny skies for the first half of the weekend, but by Sunday, showers and storms will ...

Polk County is one of the lowest-funded school districts in the state, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties for per-pupil funding.

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

Is it a mathematical day or a foodie day? If you're not worried about your own circumference and looking for a slice in Polk ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.

When Chris and Sara Evensen bought their home off Elk Mountain Scenic Highway in 2018, they felt like they’d hit the natural beauty jackpot: a nice home on two acres, ensconced in a gorgeous hardwood ...

Severe thunderstorms prompted several severe tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings throughout Central Florida ...

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the ...

Alvaro Jimenez, 32, will face enhanced criminal charges under Florida's new law related to people who commit crimes while in the U.S. illegally. Greenland's surprising election result Whenever I ...

She's currently with the Florida Department of Children and Families. On Monday, Jimenez was booked into the Polk County Jail and charged with four felonies including, sexual battery by a ...