The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida ...

Polk County’s water utility has launched a formal complaint againstregional water managers and Tampa Bay Water, which ...

The deadline for submitting applications to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 10th Judicial Circuit is Nov. 10 at 5 ...

Mater Academy Inc. submitted notices signaling its intent to co-locate in eight Polk County public schools by August 2027.

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The extension to State Road 60 is a 2.6-mile-long toll road that will cost $134 million to build, according to the state. It ...

Sam Romain, 31, will serve out the term of John Velebir, who resigned Sept. 30 as chair of the Polk County Republican Party ...

Florida’s new immigration enforcement dashboard shows 5,900-plus encounters statewide in the last 90 days, with the Martin ...

Florida hopes to create a “vertiport” at a facility in Polk County that could serve flying cabs, electric vehicles that could transport passengers by air for short distances.

The Florida Department of Transportation will install 17 miles of express lanes on Interstate 4 in Hillsborough County, Gov.

Florida firefighters were able stop a naked person in distress who suddenly became distressed and grabbed a firearm.

Polk County has applied for state and federal grants aimed at improving drainage in the stormwater system from Lake Parker to ...