A report from the Florida Policy Institute suggested that the number of participating students could decrease by half based ...

, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff’s Office released information on a deputy involved shooting that occurred overnight. It happened ...

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone is continuing to dig into Florida’s controversial new school bus camera program and learns one major school district just suspended the program all together.

Proposed Florida legislation would redirect hotel taxes towards property tax relief, potentially devastating tourism marketing. Polk County’s tourism director warned this could be an “economic ...

Patton, the only finalist from Polk County, has been general counsel for the Florida Department of Citrus since 2023. He joined The Florida Bar in 2012 and worked in private practice for 11 years.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a new opportunity for wildlife to cross I-4 in hopes of giving species a chance to expand. I-4 is bustling as people ...

One man is dead after Polk County deputies say he charged at one of them with a knife, forcing them to fire several shots ...

Hurricanes and citrus greening disease have left the Florida orange industry reeling but the new U.S. Department of ...

COLUMBUS — Polk County baseball's Gunnar Alm dug into the batter's box in the first inning. Alm crushed the second pitch from Chase pitcher Hank Bright, sending it over the right field wall for his ...