With the change in criteria, Polk County went from three schools to 14 designated as persistently low-performing, including one rated an “A” school.

Evidence suggests David Pittman has lifelong intellectual disabilities, which lawyers say should bar him from the death ...

Watson Clinic said that vaccines have proved overwhelmingly beneficial to the health of children and the community.

Repeat Offender Caught Driving With an Incorrect Tag and No License Plate on Trailer LAKELAND, Fla. - A 55-year-old man with ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE), an alternative to existing accreditation agencies. Polk County's public universities, Florida Polytechnic ...

The Polk County Commission is revisiting its restrictions on liquor sales in proximity to churches and schools, as well ...

Nearly three years after Polk County Deputy Blane Lane was shot and killed in the line of duty, the woman facing murder ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - According to a harm reduction specialist, the illicit use of ketamine is on the rise in Polk County.

Prosecutors argued the woman, 49-year-old Cheryl Williams, was responsible for his death, although she didn’t fatally shoot the deputy, and a jury convicted her of second-degree murder, WTSP reported ...

A multi-agency operation in Polk County, "Operation Bad Odds," resulted in 28 arrests and the seizure of illegal gambling ...