As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

People find a lot of peace and tranquility just to be able to look out over the countryside,” said David Price, president of ...

At an unruly Town Commission meeting, residents shouted their anger about traffic, water, infrastructure and other ails of ...

Georgefest in Eustis, Discover Leesburg, 4th Street Live, the Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival and Bass Pro Tour are ...

a Florida wildlife rehabilitation clinic said two deceased eaglets tested positive for the virus. Dickson said a goose on Lake Morton tested positive for bird flu a few years ago. The goose died ...

One person is dead after taking their own life in a shooting at AdventHealth Heart of Florida ... to Lake Wales Police. The D.C. plane crash this week highlighted the desperate need for more air ...

The Alachua Conservation Trust is holding a ceremony on Feb. 28 to mark the grand opening of an 86-acre expansion of the ...

An Italian-themed coffee chain founded by a Florida couple is expanding to the Carolinas with a Lake Norman drive-through store. Ellianos Coffee has 85 locations in the Southeast either open or ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

The Florida Gators, which is in the midst of building its NFL-style front office, are expected to hire former Atlanta Falcons director of football operations Nick Polk as its vice president of ...