Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, must defeat Democrat Octavio Hernandez of Davenport to earn a fourth term in the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Lakeland said late Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Polk County, the Army Corp of Engineers and Swiftmud for ...

The City of Lakeland announced Tuesday that it is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and Polk County to get water moving out of the flooded ...

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

As the storm unleashed deadly tornadoes, power outages and flooding en masse, dozens of mothers across the state gave birth ...

On Thursday night, Haines City knocked off rival Ridge Community to take sole position of first place in Class 7A-District 6. Another big game is in Orlando, where Lake Wales is not only playing ...

After a couple weeks of gray skies, Florida political and business leaders are turning their attention to the state’s bright ...

Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp is a Democrat running to represent Florida’s 15th U.S. Congressional District. She ...