Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the ...

Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the Trump administration.

When the Orlando Sentinel started investigating the payments, the DeSantis administration sent a threatening, unsigned ...

The call to Skip Simmons, CEO of a mentorship program in Volusia County, came from out of the blue. One evening in December of 2022, he said, someone from the governor’s office phoned and told him to ...

Hidden away in Eagle Lake, Florida sits a wooden structure that doesn’t scream for attention—but the aromas wafting from it ...

The top county in the U.S. when it came to flash density, or the number of lightning strikes per square mile, in 2024 was Limestone County in Texas, which had had average of 125 flashes per square ...

Polk County's tourism strategy is paying off, with private businesses investing heavily in new attractions and accommodations ...

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.

More than 60% of Polk voters cast ballots in the General Election, which included four races for U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional District 18 covers the majority of the county, with ...

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 ...