"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...

Hillsborough County fire crews are fighting a large three-alarm fire at a salvage yard early Tuesday. A USF St. Pete english professor collaborated with local creatives to launch an interactive map ...

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise will hold a virtual meeting May 5 and an in-person meeting May 7 for the planning of the ...

A report from the Florida Policy Institute suggested that the number of participating students could decrease by half based ...

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from Apartment List shows. The average apartment listed for rent at $1,226 in ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — A domestic dispute turned deadly Sunday evening in the Southland Plantation subdivision of Polk County, where a man was fatally shot and a woman was injured during an ...

Almost 90 wildfires are burning across Florida, affecting 2,782 acres. Don't expect conditions to improve anytime ...

Central Florida can expect high temperatures in the 80s and 90s on Thursday with skies featuring a mix of sunshine and clouds ...

Hurricanes and citrus greening disease have left the Florida orange industry reeling ... The fourth-generation grower said his crop in Polk County has a long way to go compared to his groves ...

Manatee County's ban is in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 29. Citrus, Hernando, Polk and Pasco counties also are under a burn restriction from the Florida Forest Service. Hillsborough and ...