The Wisconsin State Parks System is marking its 125th anniversary in 2025, and it all began in the western part of the state ...

Circle B Bar Reserve’s Alligator Alley trail reopened Wednesday after being closed due to significant damage sustained during ...

Thunder, a Paso Fino, was rescued Sunday, June 1, when the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit followed up on a tip about two horses looking malnourished at a Lake Wales farm, about a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the ... Elections are happening in Davenport, Dundee, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales and Mulberry. Polls are open on Election ...

A revival of “Othello” with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke the record for top-grossing play in Broadway history ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A targeted Memorial Day weekend traffic initiative conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office from ...

Swimming at Frostproof's popular Lake Clinch beach should be a bit safer if area boaters observe a new law requiring them to ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd reports deputies shot Timothy Shultz, who attacked them with shears after an alligator ...

Polk County's sheriff said the man had been acting bizarrely at a gas station, then swam through an alligator-laden lake into ...

Located between the major Florida cities of Orlando and Tampa, this quiet retreat is a haven for pristine swamplands, outdoor activities, and natural beauty.

Wilson is the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade County Girls’ Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mater Lakes senior Sydney Wilson sets up a shot against Orlando Bishop Moore during the Class 4A girls volleyball ...

Polk County residents advocated for a 10-foot multi ... 4 and 5 this year. Segment 2, from Lake Gwyn to east of the CSX tracks. Segment 4, from Eloise Loop Road to West Lake Ruby Drive.