Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

Ruiz, 17, appeared before the Winter Haven City Commission last month as the ... Students reside on the Florida State University campus and travel to the Florida Capitol for activities.

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

Commissioners in Hillsborough County are set to discuss ending the practice of adding fluoride to tap water, on Wednesday.

This historic city center perched alongside the shoreline of the Caloosahatchee River is one of Florida’s most exciting and ...

Last week’s extraordinary storm that delivered a blast of winter to the South, including several inches of snow in the Florida Panhandle ... into something that I haven’t had to deal with ...

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant ...

A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will coat the Florida Panhandle’s white sand beaches in cities like Pensacola and Panama City Tuesday ... air to create winter hazards in the ...

Florida has started removing fluoride from drinking water, following guidance from the state's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph ...

A winter storm for the ages brought a rare ... including Leon County Schools and Florida State University. City and county offices and the airport were expected to open after noon Thursday.

“Most of us haven’t experienced this ... If measurable snow coats the ground anywhere in Florida, as it’s forecast to do, it’ll be the first winter since 2010 that all 50 states have ...