In East Polk, two protests are scheduled. On is at U.S. 27 and Home Run Boulevard in Davenport, across the highway from the ...

Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the official end of slavery, is celebrated in a wide array of events across two weeks in ...

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better ...

A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say.

There's an extremely rare plant that, in all of Florida, only grows in Polk County, but it's being threatened by a proposed ...

The protest June 14 in Lakeland's Munn Park was part of a coordinated national protest timed to Trump's 79th birthday and a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - New details have emerged following Friday night's officer-involved shooting in Frostproof, with ...

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 ...

BOULDER, Colo. – Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The University of Colorado ...

A Florida couple already facing felony animal cruelty charges in what authorities describe as an "extreme case of animal hoarding" now faces an additional 28 misdemeanor counts. Olga Murphy, 62, and ...

One person was killed, and a deputy was severely injured, in a deputy-involved shooting on Friday in Polk County, officials say.

The Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative aims to bring congestion relief across the state through a series of ...