Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida
Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...
Polk County home listings asked for more money in December - see the current median price here
The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...
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Protecting wildlife while connecting Florida
Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's ...
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Bok Tower Gardens raises concerns about proposed parkway potentially impacting wildlife corridor
Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's some concern the highway could impact a wildlife corridor.
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Impact Check: More than 61,000 drivers ticketed for illegally passing stopped school buses
Months after lawmakers approved it, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone found tens of thousands of drivers have been cited ...
Florida sheriff disagrees with Trump pardons, says cop attackers shouldn’t get away with it
One of those defendants caught on camera was Polk County’s Jonathan Pollock, who federal authorities said fought with and ...
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Florida Teacher Charged With Innappropriate Communications With Teen Student
A Florida substitute teacher has been arrested after 16-year-old girl reported  him for sending her sexually charged messages ...
Former substitute teacher accused of sending sexual messages to, asking for nudes from 16-year-old
According to the sheriff's office, the man had been messaging the teen for about a year before the investigation began.
'America’s Sheriff' Grady Judd on Trump presidency: 'There's a new day and a new sheriff in town'
"America's Sheriff," Grady Judd, expressed his views on President Donald Trump's January 6 pardons, mass deportations and DEI within law enforcement agencies.
‘More fun to groom’: Florida teacher exchanged lewd texts and sent nudes to underage student, police say
A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried on an inappropriate relationship with a ...
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Bok Tower worried new expressway will disrupt beloved attraction's 'quietude'
The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, possibly disturbing the serenity of Bok Tower Gardens.
Mosaic fined $30K over worker’s death at plant in Polk County
The death of a 29-year-old employee at the Mosaic plant in Polk County last year has led to multiple violations and over $30,000 in penalties being issued against the company.