If all goes as scheduled, Polk County Public Schools will interview finalists for the general counsel position by mid-April.

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, formerly the Polk Museum of Art, recently opened its doors on a 14,000-square-foot ...

Letters published Jan. 13-20, 2025, assess Polk County Board of Supervisors drama, property taxes and climate change.

Jonathan Louis, 37, reportedly failed to notify his parole officer where he would reside after his release from jail in Lake ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales man is behind bars after Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives used a combination of ...

Florida sheriffs are advocating for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ border security plan, arguing it's necessary to support President ...

The Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office recently announced that officer Nick Fladland was justified in the June 30 shooting.

A suspect known as a “habitual traffic offender” by the Florida Highway Patrol was arrested over the weekend for leading troopers on a 100 mph chase on I-4.

Davie Albarran, wanted for child molestation, was transferred to Osceola Jail; his capture aided by his daughters' efforts.

Every year on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a local church gathers vendors, churchgoers, church elders and anyone who ...

Don McDougal, the evil man who kidnapped and murdered 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in February 2024, accepted a plea deal, the Polk County District Attorney's Office said on Friday.