In Alachua County, Newberry Elementary is slated to become the state’s 24th conversion charter school in fall 2026. Its ...

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 ...

The director of the cooperative said getting the $10 million grant reduces the member cities' costs, which "reduces the amount the taxpayers will have to pay." ...

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

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa City Council will vote Thursday on adding another $1 million to its homeless program with the Salvation Army, brining total funding to $4 million. The latest homeless ...

A Chicago developer has proposed a boutique apartment complex in Hollywood. The city’s Technical Advisory Committee will ...

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

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions ...

An air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 1:57 p.m. in effect until Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Dixon and Dakota counties.

The new lanes will open eight months ahead of schedule and should help with traffic when a bigger highway overhaul gets ...

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 ...

A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven counties. Here's Polk's forecast.