As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

The Florida Legislature’s annual session opened March 6 and is scheduled to conclude May 2. The members with districts covering sections of Polk County are ... Tom Leek, R-St. Augustine, has ...

To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

East End residents voice concerns over Polk Street closure for convention center expansion, fearing lost access to downtown ...

A critical connection between the East End and downtown is slated to close because of Houston First’s George B. Brown ...

A news release by the Florida Lottery Wednesday said Gustavo Cagigas, 59, purchased the scratch-off ticket from the Amoco Express Food Mark on Kingsley Avenue for $50.

HE’S FACING CHARGES RANGING FROM COORDINATING OR FACILITATING A STREET TAKEOVER TO AGGRAVATED RIOTING. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH ORLANDO PD AND THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 16-year-old from Florida was allegedly kidnapped ... driven to Hillsborough County and placed in a dumpster, police said. Officers said they located the dumpster and ...

Read full article: Kayaker airlifted to hospital after alligator attack in Florida canal Nearly two dozen kayakers were out on the water in an Osceola County canal when a woman was bitten by an ...