David Price, president of Bok Tower Gardens, said two of the proposed highway routes could come within about 2,600 feet of the northern boundary.

United Way of Central Florida has partnered with the IRS to offer several free tax prep sites across Polk County. Families and individuals who make less than $67,000 are eligible. “These ...

LAKELAND, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College is proud to announce that Polk County's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Cynara Appling, has been awarded a full scholarship to ...

Crews are repairing a massive sinkhole Thursday that has blocked a lane of traffic in County, according to's Department of Public Works.

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Construction is set to begin on the first phase of an expansion of Interstate 4 in Florida. The project will ... routes for toll road in eastern Polk County The program will yield construction ...

CROOKSTON, M.N. (Valley News Live) - On February 4, at around 5:15 a.m., a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in crash in Crookston at the intersection of 3rd Ave SW and U.S. Hwy 75.

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico but also has been found on the east coast of Florida and off the coast of ...

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In Santa Barbara County, a “possible sinkhole” closed part of Highway ... according to PG&E’s outage map. At 5:56 p.m. Doppler radar and automated rain gauges “indicated moderate to ...

A second, weaker storm is forecast to arrive Thursday. Read on for live updates on impacts from the latest storm: Update, 8:25 p.m.: In Santa Barbara County, a “possible sinkhole” closed part of ...

Winter is still here and the memory of freezing temperatures and record snowfall are still fresh on the minds of Florida residents. But beach activities are never far from our minds. With that in ...