Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

Jury selection was underway Monday in the trial involving the Port Charlotte teen accused of killing his mother in Polk ...

The work and foresight to secure a fascinating refuge near metro Des Moines are worth celebrating, writes the Register's ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

The Lakeland Police Department has located a 6-year-girl they say went missing from her home twice in one night.

Polk County schools are seeing a surge in illnesses according to the Polk County Health Department. In a Friday release, the ...

A head-on crash near Winter Haven killed a man and left another with serious injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

A Lakeland man was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop on Sunday after 237 grams of marijuana were found in his ...

Two puppies and several baggies of marijuana pictured and labeled with classic movie titles were seized during a traffic stop in Lakeland on Sunday morning.

The workshop will include leading voices on both sides, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, and Dr. Johnny Johnson of the American Fluoridation Society.

The study will evaluate the potential widening along an eight-mile segment of SR 544 to accommodate the projected increase in ...