Tropical Storm Sara now threatens to wreak havoc over Central America with days of heavy rain. Its remnants could then send ...

Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and was expected to move into Central America and Mexico before ...

HAINES CITY, Fla. — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, ...

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included NextEra Energy, the Realtors PAC, the HCA hospital chain and the Seminole ...

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. The results continue a ...

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed the U.S. and state flags to be flown at half staff to honor the late U.S. Rep. Andy ...

Florida is the third most populous state in the U.S., after California and Texas. As of April 1, the Sunshine State had a population of 23 million, growing by between 350,000 and 375,000 residents ...

The ballot includes the presidential election, one race in Florida for the U.S. Senate and four for the U.S. House of Representatives in different areas of Polk County. Election for open seat in ...