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

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two puppies were turned over to animal control services during a drug bust Sunday morning in Polk County.

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

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Monday for Empress Moore, 6.She was last seen Sunday ...

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

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

One man is dead and another was hospitalized with serious injuries after a head-on collision on SR-60 in Winter Haven on ...