Day Three of the federal lawsuit alleging that a Tampa Bay area state Senate district was racially gerrymandered focused in ...

Polk County residents were rejecting a levy to fund operations and repairs at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Rickreall in initial returns of the May 20 election. If the bond were to pass, property ...

according to unofficial results posted Tuesday night by the Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office. Hilligoss, lead pastor of HighPoint Church, received 1,390 votes, while Gibson collected 890.

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

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 ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — After Polk County School Board members decided to eliminate Polk Virtual School, some Polk County families say they’re left scrambling for options for next school year.

Polk County's four U.S. Representatives voted ... The bill pushes up the allowable debt limit by $4 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office has determined that the bill would increase the ...

Two counties in North Carolina's Piedmont region redrew their border this year to match the one originally established in ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Polk County spread another 100 acres ... burning over 500 acres throughout Western North Carolina. A combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall ...

After the first week of early voting, Charleston County Board of Elections reported there were 13,318 registered voters in districts 3 and 5 and only 224 voters between the two districts.