As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

A jury found the teenager not guilty on Feb. 5 on a first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping charge in connection to the ...

The swans and their eggs were stolen from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park at 375 Brannen Road in Lakeland ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A prescribed burn conducted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in Polk County ...

Construction has begun on the Accelerated Start Project which will build two new congestion relief lanes. The lanes will start at U.S. 27 and provide connections to World Drive and 417.

Grist dives into Florida's ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the ...

It was a three-day undercover operation that landed 29 people in handcuffs, including five people with active felony warrants.

Shell’s passion for teaching was sparked as a 14-year-old when he tutored and mentored younger kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Polk County. Shortly after, he founded the nonprofit Positive Leaders of ...

Half of the unprovoked shark attacks in the U.S. last year took place along the Florida coastline, new data shows.

Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County is set to fully reopen months after suffering damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man suspected of killing an off-duty ...