Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation on Wednesday that would have given private schools the option to allow teachers or school ...

Polk authorities searching for homicide suspect Taiwan Blandin Blandin suspected in the death of a retired substitute teacher in her 80s Blandin described 6 feet, 190 pounds; armed and dangerous ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

While on the run, Johnson continuously taunted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Grady Judd, challenging authorities to catch him. They did, and now he is in custody.

Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

This is the latest change in monthslong drama regarding the position, which involved a former administrator being placed on ...

Frank Marasco, who has been serving as the interim county administrator for nearly six months, was formally appointed to a ...