Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released a statement announcing Bill H.R. 672 has successfully passed through the House and is being brough ...

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Brevard County and flood warnings and watches across the state.

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a unit of FDOT, resumed the project last May, launching an alternative corridor study for the 28-mile eastern segment known as Central Polk Parkway East.

Towns and cities from California to New Hampshire could have new zip codes under this bill. This map shows which communities would have a new zip code.

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is warning that, based on current forecasts, records could be set or tied as temperatures climb.

Local business owner Johnny Carter is taking extra precautions to prevent fires near his restaurant, including fire safety measures during outdoor cooking.

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.