A six-term state representative is entering the race for the Polk County Board of Supervisors, challenging board chair Matt McCoy.

John Forbes is embarking on another run for the Polk County Board of Supervisors. Forbes, a six-term state legislator, is challenging supervisor board chair Matt McCoy in the 2026 election to ...

Polk County is paying an organization for more food at its pantries. But other food insecurity leaders say it wasn't transparent about its agreement.

State of play: The study concluded that Polk's assessor staff salaries are already aligned with, or close to the top of, the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Fire Rescue crews responded to more than 30 brush fires throughout Polk County on Sunday. The largest fire burned more than 400 acres near State Road 60 in the River ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Edith Thomas has been working in Polk County Public Schools for 31 years. She started out as the school nurse at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary and then decided to become a paraeducator.

The policy recommendations, authored by Harkin Institute senior fellow John Norris, call for action. "When it becomes a dinner-table conversation across the state, then I'm hoping policymakers will ...

Our message is very basic. Stop drugs. Save jobs. Secure farms. Invest in our children. Reinvest in America. Have a foreign policy that is not foreign to our values. Let’s ...

Republican Hilary Holley and Democrat Edwin Perez face off March 24 in a special election for Florida House District 51, seeking to succeed Josie Tomkow.

As spring approaches, so do storms. To keep Iowans prepared, the National Weather Service is hosting several storm spotter ...

THIS AFTERNOON, WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CENTRAL FLORIDIAN, WHO IS AMONG THE FIRST TO DIE IN THE CONFLICT. ARMY RESERVE OFFICER CODY CLARK OF WINTER HAVEN, DIED SUNDAY IN A DRONE STRIKE IN ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A bridge across Deer Creek at NE 38th Street and NE 108th Avenue east of Ankeny is closing March 9 so crews can replace it with a reinforced box culvert. NE 108th Avenue will also ...