POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral spots and ...

Deputies arrested a driver identified as Fred William Betancourt, 25, after recording him at 117 mph while weaving through ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough and Polk County authorities have put a burn ban into effect due to extremely dry conditions ...

Bartow Commission votes to send the proposal for more than 2,000 homes, dubbed Emilie at Bartow, to a state agency for review ...

A reader argues that "planned developments" make the Comprehensive Plan useless. Also letters on politics, animal control and ...

Outside town, rural properties offer space and privacy increasingly difficult to find in Florida’s more developed regions. The overall cost of living sits well below Florida’s tourist-oriented ...

Arcadia has somehow become Florida’s unofficial antique capital, with shops lining the downtown area offering treasures that range from genuine Victorian furniture to quirky collectibles that spark ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (FLDOH) reported a new case of flesh-eating bacteria — this time in Polk County. 10 Tampa Bay News reached out to the FLDOH to get clarity over how ...

Two charter school networks have targeted 27 Polk County public schools for shared space under a new state rule. The rule allows designated "Schools of Hope" charter systems to co-locate within any ...

Rural residents oppose a proposed 747-home development in Polk County, citing concerns over urban sprawl and incompatibility with their agricultural lifestyle. Despite resident opposition, the Polk ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported the most immigration-related encounters of any municipal law-enforcement agency in Florida. Sheriff Grady Judd attributes the high number of encounters to ...