Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis along with the Florida surgeon general and the sheriff of Polk County are speaking out against Amendment 3, which would legalize marijuana in the state if it is ...

Polk City and Mulberry areas, who reported outages, the utility’s map shows. While damage assessment is ongoing, Duke Energy ...

The dog owner “became irate” and refused to leave the vehicle, officials said. The argument led to the driver and woman ...

Frustrated Lake Bonny residents and Lakeland city leaders agreed on one thing Monday: the pump to release water from their ...

Duke Energy Florida said it had whittled the number ... "We anticipate areas that are not flooded in Combee Settlement, Polk City, Orangedale and Highland City having power restored on Tuesday ...

Frostproof Mayor Jon Albert, who won a six-person Republican primary election, faces John Hill of Poinciana, the only ...

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“I’m guessing the deputy was white-knuckle driving,” Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Bruchey told McClatchy News ...