July 20, 2025 Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) recently notified families and staff of more than $67 million in anticipated funding losses and delays for the upcoming 2025–26 school year. The number, ...

A Stuart-based eye doctor has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his ex-wife, a Spirit Airlines flight attendant who was gunned down outside her Lake Worth ...

The PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a two vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that resulted in the death of the motorcyclist. The crash occurred at 2:45am this morning (07/19/2025) at US ...

Driver Killed in Fiery Head-On Crash While Attempting to Pass Vehicles on Polk City Road Lake Alfred, Fla. (July 18, 2025) – A fatal head-on collision involving a BMW sedan and a dump truck early Frid ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former gymnastics coach on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to detectives that he had sexual intercourse twice with a girl he was coaching when ...

By Anita Todd HAINES CITY - Construction is progressing on schedule and within budget for Polk State College’s (PSC) new ultra-modern campus in Haines City. The $51 million facility, located on 7.8 ...

Daily Ridge WINTER HAVEN, FL – Get ready for lift-off! LEGOLAND Florida is preparing to blast guests into a whole new dimension of family fun with the park’s first-ever indoor roller coaster, set to ...

A new state-of-the-art indoor range is officially opening its doors to the Polk County community this Saturday, July 19, and everyone’s invited to celebrate. Wild Wild West Arms, located at 29350 U.S.