The Florida Department of Transportation opened congestion relief lanes on I-4 east of U.S. 27 in Polk, creating four travel ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released the management prospectus for Creek Ranch, which the state ...

including the ChampionsGate interchange near the Polk-Osceola County boundary. The projected cost is $3.4 billion, Richardson said. Moving Florida Forward encompasses 20 highway projects across ...

(WFLA) — Sen. Ashley Moody (R – Florida) visited Lake Wales Tuesday, advocating for a bill she introduced to lower federal sugar standards for pasteurized orange juice. Polk County remains one ...

Occasional high winds can kick up embers from old fires, which can then spread dozens of feet to brush and foliage. It's ...

Inset: Christdon Reese (Polk County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Circle K store in 4900 block of U.S. Highway 92 East in Auburndale, Florida (Google Maps). A 41-year-old woman in Florida has ...

Fire crews are working across Polk County to keep small fires from becoming devastating ones amid a county-wide burn ban.

The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a new opportunity for wildlife to cross I-4 in hopes of giving species ...

FLORIDA — Back in the fall, Cleo Davis was driving past the railroad tracks near Hillcrest Road and Recker Parkway in Polk County when he noticed the school bus headed toward them.

STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

One man is dead after being shot by a Polk County deputy late Friday night.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, 37-year-old John Snyder, advanced on deputies and ignored commands to ...