As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

The swans and their eggs were stolen from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park at 375 Brannen Road in Lakeland ...

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

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

Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A prescribed burn conducted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in Polk County ...

Grist dives into Florida's ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

Construction has begun on the Accelerated Start Project which will build two new congestion relief lanes. The lanes will start at U.S. 27 and provide connections to World Drive and 417.