According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the country for the largest gains after adding ... hardly any home sites for sale in the City of Lakeland," Stephens said.

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...

Crews are renovating the building at 1900 Carpenter Ave. in Des Moines to make way for Global Neighbors, a resource hub for immigrants and refugees.

But most Floridians live near ... as the ‘City of Pure Water’ and then we’re in this predicament.” Perhaps nowhere in Florida is more at the crux of water issues than Polk County in ...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in the US Senate. Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified. Biden task force calls for more training and money to avoid the ...

Florida, home to Fort Myers and Cape Coral, saw the largest change between 2020 and 2023, with a net increase of over 10,500 Gen Xers. Meanwhile, over 9,700 net residents moved to Polk County, in ...

“There are a lot of cities that share similarities with ... in areas you would never think of as flammable,” Porter said. Polk County, Florida, between Tampa and Orlando, has the fourth ...