Two students topped the last Des Moines Register Student of the Week poll of the 2024-25 school year. Olivia Harrington, a ...

Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to reduce setback for chicken coops from 50 feet to 10 feet by June.

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

Polk County Deputy Administrator Sarah Boese filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation, harassment, and a hostile work environment. The lawsuit claims Boese was unfairly passed over for the county ...

3 Osceola High School students injured in Polk County shooting Trump announces two new national holidays, including one on Veterans Day SR-72 Hypersonic Spy Drone: Twice as Fast as the Blackbird ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County school district teamed up with the Florida Department of Health for their first pop-up clinic on Tuesday in Lakeland. “You can take all the precautions in the ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information about a Sunday morning shootout at a short-term rental that left three Osceola High School students injured.

FRANK MORASCO OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS NAMED AS INTERIM INSTEAD. THE LAWSUIT, FILED MAY 10TH, NAMES POLK COUNTY AND THREE OF ITS FIVE SUPERVISORS. THEY ARE CHAIRMAN MATT MCCOY AND JILL ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith.

MONEY, END QUOTE. WELL, ALSO TODAY, POLK COUNTY ATTORNEY KIMBERLY GRAHAM ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL RUN FOR REELECTION NEXT YEAR. GRAHAM SAYS THAT SHE IS PROUD OF EVERYTHING HER OFFICE HAS ...