WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

A virtual public information meeting will be held April 21 at 6 p.m. An in-person open house will take place April 22 in ...

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s Best City Park of 2025. This is a national recognition that happened due to ...

Several construction phases are planned to improve I-4 in Florida, with one project opening eight months ahead of schedule.

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

Funding for local projects in Polk County has been delayed due to Congress ... create a wetland park similar to Circle B Bar Reserve, a county-managed tract in Lakeland that ranks as one of Florida’s ...

We used a sample premium for $150,000 of coverage for a home built before 2001 with wind mitigation features in Orange County, Florida. Average annual premium data was provided by the Florida ...

Between the Tigers sit Florida, which beat Auburn by nine points on the road earlier this season, and Houston, which continues to play some of the nation's best defense. While the Tigers would ...

Walter Clayton Jr., a native of Lake Wales, Florida, has emerged as a pivotal figure in the Florida Gators’ remarkable journey through the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. His exceptional ...