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

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.

Melanie E. Davis is accused of breaking into a man's Florida home and attacking him with a garden hoe after he canceled their ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a driver was shot by another motorist on Interstate 4 between Polk City and Auburndale Wednesday afternoon.

Others urged a representative from Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise ... Heywood’s presentation included maps showing 2023 traffic conditions in eastern Polk County and those projected for 2050.