An extreme heat warning and a heat advisory were issued by the National Weather Service for portions of Central Florida and ...

Polk County Public Schools received word July 25 that the Trump Administration is releasing the funds for Title I, II, III ...

The Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency has hit Polk County and its 17 municipalities, with a demand to provide ...

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland and Polk State College are both in the process of preparing required reports for ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines ...

HOW TO WATCH ▶️ Multiple state and local officials are holding a news conference about millions stolen through fraud on ...

After three straight years with a C grade, Polk County Public Schools improved its grade from to a B in the 2024-25 academic ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference in Winter Haven to discuss a multi-million dollar fraud ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd joined Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials at ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said deputies are on the scene of a fatal car crash at Powerline Road and Snell Creek ...

A stash of jewelry worth $16,000 mysteriously vanished as its owner was recuperating from surgery, according to investigators ...

Another local school district is sounding the alarm about a current federal funding freeze that’s keeping almost $400 million ...