In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Polk County has seen an “overwhelming increase in the mosquito population,” which has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on October 2, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...