Nashville-based Polk & Associates Construction Inc. has been named to Skanska’s Excellence in Construction Leadership Program ...

GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida offered $80,000 in grants to provide hurricane relief for nonprofit organizations.

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 ...

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Here are the biggest issues in the Polk County District 3 race between Republican Mark Holm and Democrat Kim Hagemann.

She grew up in Highlands County but when she moved to Polk, she served on boards at the United Way of Central Florida and the Learning Resource Center. “That means I understand the issues from d ...

Polk County Commission District 1 candidates all said growth was the county's No. 1 concern. Here's what they said about it at a forum.

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old and a woman inside. On Thursday ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A K-9 with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was injured Thursday afternoon while going after a fleeing suspect armed with a knife. Deputies said they received reports ...

The water will be pumped away from Lake Seward toward Banana Lake and then Lake Hancock, before ultimately being released ...

Officials have said at least 17 people were killed across Florida. Reports of damage are still trickling in. Here is the latest in Fort Myers: As of Sunday, Oct. 13, there are 10,750 without power in ...

Since the storms, the state has focused on surveying the damage and offering aid to displaced residents. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis spoke against Amendment 3 ...