Brookfield Residential, a leading land developer and homebuilder in North America, is pleased to announce the launch of a strategic joint-venture with Trez Capital, a leader in North American ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith.

Police say he was bitten by an alligator before trying to break into a truck and police car with garden shears.

Dubuque County Sheriff Joe Kennedy says he is "more than happy" to help but he doesn't want to get stuck paying for immigration enforcement and he wants to retain enough jail space for other ...

Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to reduce setback for chicken coops from 50 feet to 10 feet by June. A pending ...

Polk County’s land development director, said about taking action on the text amendments. SB 180, which recently passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature, is a bill similar to one ...

Saving four-legged lives costs money, and Jennifer Rader’s Lakeland-based rescue, Saving Paws Rescue of Florida ... At least two others in Polk County are also targeted: Polk County Bully ...

STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Florida Forest Service, shows Polk County significantly above the wildfire risk benchmark. (This story was revised to add new information.) Because of a ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

A cold front moving through Florida is expected to bring locally ... danger," the National Weather Service said. On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index.