His death cast a pall over the East Oakland high school, which had its graduation Friday afternoon at the Paramount Theater.

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska's 1st Congressional District again faced intense backlash at a town hall Tuesday night as he ...

Officials with Polk County Schools declined to comment on Polk Virtual School, but did provide options for families, which include: Returning to the home-zoned school Applying to another Polk ...

NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

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 ...

Edwin Arthur Vetter, longtime Polk County educator and founder of the county's first International Baccalaureate School, passed away at 79. Vetter's IB school at Bartow High School consistently ...

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 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 ...

Polk County Public Schools is dissolving its Polk Virtual School program, impacting nearly 1,000 full- and part-time students. The district cites a $3.4 million annual loss operating the online K ...