A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried on an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student. The post ‘More fun to groom’: Florida teacher exchanged lewd ...

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

Hillsborough County is excited to enter a new year, one in which we celebrate our 191st birthday. What was recognized on Jan. 25, 1834, as the state’s 19th ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

The annual meeting is an opportunity for citizens to address the delegation before the legislative session. But speaking ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

There is a big problem when it comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, according to a school board member who is ...

Polk County officials have revived their battle to stop operations at an East Lakeland facility frequently accused of creating a stinking mess. Polk County Attorney Randy Mink and the county's ...

The district is holding a public meeting on Jan. 27 at 5:30 p.m. It’ll be at Ed White High School. The discussion involves Chaffee Trail Middle, Westside Middle, Westview K-8, Baldwin Middle ...

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade. Gov. Ron ...