A rare animal was found dead in an unexpected location on a Florida highway outside the endangered species’ normal habitat. A ...

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are stranger than others.

If Punta Gorda had a red carpet, it would be the Harborwalk – a scenic pathway that hugs the shoreline and serves as the town ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Levy County commissioners formally petitioned the Suwannee River Water Management District to reevaluate the recent proposed ...

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 ...

Most Florida schools will be starting as soon as they're legally allowed to, but you probably won't see any changed in start ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — There is a hidden spot in Polk County where pilots have been going to for 60 years to get a specialized type of training. It’s also a place where anyone can come and go for ...

Authorities are asking residents in most counties to stay off the roadways because many are obstructed by downed trees, power lines and flooding.

It stretches for roughly 1,200 miles from Texas to Florida where ... Everglades look like the map of a planet as seen from space, continents of sawgrass polkadotting an endless ocean. In fact, it’s a ...