The BriefThe plane crash in Washington D.C. highlights the need for more air traffic controllers across the country.A new control tower operator program in Polk County is working towards fixing that ...

Online applications are now open for free Head Start, voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) and special needs preschool programs ...

The proposal from Fortress Secured LLC set a total project cost of $182.2 million and a construction timeline of 22 months for the Poinciana school.

The Florida Legislature allocated $16.2 million in 2021 for the renovation of Polk State's Winter Haven Fine Arts Building, ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

Why would you put a department impacted by immigration in charge of immigration?” one Florida GOP member asked during a ...

A chase through Polk County ended with two people in handcuffs after troopers said they found guns, drugs and cash in a ...

Scott Williams brings his Apopka Blue Darters to Polk County to play Terrence McGriff's Bartow Yellow Jackets in the Mosaic Stinger Shootout.

A Florida woman was caught trying to sneak into an off-stage area at EPCOT and then bit a deputy, sending him to the hospital.

John Velebir, chair of Polk County's Republican Party, said he is "very" concerned about the rift between Gov. DeSantis and ...

Actions by the White House are impacting local non-profit organizations that receive federal funding to provide services to ...

The Rotary Club of The Villages Foundation presents a trifecta of fun for good causes this Saturday. The Chili Cookoff, in ...