These Florida school districts removed bestselling and award-winning romance novels from their shelves in the last two school ...

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals how much money new school bus cameras have generated for districts and the profit-making companies behind the lenses.

Residents of a Polk County mobile home community are pleading for the safe return of their two beloved black swans and their eggs. One person is dead after taking their own life in a shooting at ...

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store’s gas pumps turned violent when awakened and bit a deputy’s K-9 partner on the ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.

The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...

Among his proposals, DeSantis calls for an additional $246 million toward teacher pay, as part of a yearslong effort to improve starting salaries above $47,500. District also can use a portion of the ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.

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