Flu season is in full swing, and the rising number of illnesses has closed some schools temporarily, and forced others into ...

The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...

Outlook: Polk teams are even bigger long shots in this district to make the playoffs. George Jenkins is ranked No. 14 in the ...

The Lakeland school is among seven in Polk County that have received recent D grades. Crystal Lake is the only one that has reached the stage of having the district file a turnaround plan with the ...

Polk County supervisors get raises almost every year. Are they due yet another as two new supervisors keep their full-time ...

On Tuesday, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office posted an update on the case. The district attorney’s office said they were preparing to begin a trial in the case on Jan. 13 as the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Margie Patterson has had ... to be a civil fine if they do that,” said Sheriff Grady Judd. The district has partnered with Verra Mobility to equip all of its school buses ...

driving east on Edgewater Street Northwest as it approaches Murlark Avenue Northwest, minutes before the call to police came in. The Polk County District Attorney's Office is now handling the case.

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

According to a press release, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office agreed to a 50-year sentence on Jan. 13 after conversations with the family and “considering the emotional impact to ...