The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to ... the spending of funds from the property tax. More than half of Florida’s counties have passed ballot ...

The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months ...

A Florida-based owner-operator of manufactured housing communities has acquired a mobile home park on Des Moines’ south side, ...

Polk County Judge John Flynn was publicly reprimanded for statements made during his 2022 election campaign that suggested a bias towards law enforcement. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a ...

A Polk County man wanted on six warrants is in custody after an attempt to apprehend him turned into an officer-involved shooting in Fort Myers, FL ...

Johnson went on to drive for several minutes — at times for speeds above 100 mph — making a series of U-turns and repeatedly ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida ... there's no danger Lakeland will see records lows for Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, which were 20 degrees in 1985. But Saturday will be the coldest day ...

Photo from Shabaz Usmani via Unsplash A group bribed Target workers in Florida ... with obtaining property by fraud and first-degree petit theft, according to Polk County records.

which led deputies to his hiding spot at a family member’s property in Polk County in February. Two others were arrested for felony accessory for helping Albarran hide. Court records show ...