Polk County

Engineers hope the new, autonomous lake monitoring technology they’re developing will help keep Central Florida lakes clean — starting with the home of a historic open-water swim.

Biosolids aren’t tested for forever chemicals before being used as fertilizer in Florida. Testing requirements would help reduce risk, according to St. Johns Riverkeeper.

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ecosystems. Can smart planning keep native plants growing when the population is, too?

Officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an alligator attack that claimed the life of a Davenport woman was most likely a reaction from the animal, rather than a predatory incident.

Several burn bans are in effect across Central Florida due to high drought conditions, after a wildfire broke out this week near New Smyrna Beach.

After thousands of families lost Medicaid, many families enrolled their children with complex needs in “Florida Healthy Kids,” a state insurance plan that wasn’t meant to cover their complex medical care.

A typical Sunshine Water Services customer would pay nearly 23% more for water and about 16% more for wastewater under the proposed new rates.

Advertisements, social media and in-person visits have been deployed to attract young voters and combat low voter turnout for those ages 18-25.

The Lake County Commission considers the pact on Tuesday. It goes before the Polk, Osceola and Orange county commissions later this month.

It's going to take more than a pandemic to keep people from voting. At least in Polk County, where just under fifteen percent of registered voters went to the polls in six cities. That's about average or a little higher than normal.