The ranking examines small towns across the nation, using FBI data to figure out which spots are the safest for potential ...

Polk County has issued 6,886 citations to drivers in the first half of the school year, who were caught on camera failing to stop, when a school bus stop arm is out.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...

Get fit and make new friends with the Red Hot Chili Steppers walking club. All ages and skill levels are welcome for this program, which is hosted by Volusia County’s Parks, Recreation and Culture ...

Learn how to keep chickens for fun and egg production. Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Two brothers from Frostproof have been arrested for allegedly stealing and attempting to sell road signs for scrap. 66-year-old Tony Maloy and 76-year-old Marvin Maloy were taken ...

Minutes after midnight on Nov. 23, Lakeland police said Robin Brown, 67, was walking across South Florida Avenue at Palmetto Street when ... “He is a resident of Polk County.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named his state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis said Thursday that he picked Moody, the Republican attorney general ...

This proposal is for Iowa to purchase the bottom 9 counties in Minnesota. Senator Mike Bousselot of Polk County is the man behind the idea, saying that when Iowa was initially founded as a state ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and ...

Private space company Blue Origin was founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, who permanently relocated to Florida ... for a spectacular sight from Brevard County's beaches. It's the only launchpad ...

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Winter ... and we need to do this overwhelmingly," DeSantis said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey joined ...