The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment. See the routes here.

the population in the area is booming. According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the country for the largest gains after adding 29,948 residents in 2023. A Lakeland native ...

The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, ...

According to the study released Friday, the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area, which encompasses all of Polk County, ranked fourth in the nation for net in-migration, and first in Florida.

In January 2021, President Joe Biden entered the White House with Florida ostensibly still on the map of battleground ... in the Legislature and a voting population that went to Trump by 13 ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk ... map, runs along the west side of U.S. 17-92 north beyond Ronald Reagan Parkway to the ...

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

Polk County, home to booming Lakeland, came in just under Pasco at 13.8%. Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Axios Visuals The big picture: Pasco benefited from mass migration into Florida and Tampa ...

The Central Polk Parkway East is proposed to run from SR 60 on the west side of Lake Wales to connect to 17-92. A planned ...

Hillsborough County is excited to enter a new year, one in which we celebrate our 191st birthday. What was recognized on Jan. 25, 1834, as the state’s 19th ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, formerly the Polk Museum of Art, recently opened its doors on a 14,000-square-foot ...