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Gov. Ron DeSantis said this is the first of several announcements he will make regarding job growth and infrastructure.

After a lengthy discussion and public comments, Commissioner Neil Combee agreed to make changes to the draft and offer it up at a future meeting.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, a 33-year-old from Brandon, was suffering from PTSD.

The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.

Dr. Neil Finkler, chief clinical officer for the Central Florida Division, says cases in the seven-county region have peaked and "we are looking at the beginning of what we believe to be a downward curve.”

The relationship between a sitting Florida judge or Supreme Court justice and a Florida legislator “may very well raise serious issues of judicial conduct and disqualification under the Florida code of judicial conduct.”

This status is for the Central Florida Division: Polk, Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Volusia and Flagler counties. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says the region is in a crisis mode.

Authorities say the fugitive arrested in Mexico is not Brian Dale Andrews, who remains wanted in the 2007 crash that killed two people in Polk County.

Brian Dale Andrews fled the country following a 2007 crash in Polk County that killed two people.

County Fire Chief Robert Weech says Joshua Colon got involved in something that did not really benefit him at all.

Here are the 2020 Polk County election results.

Most parks and preserves across Polk County will be begin to reopen Friday under social distancing guidelines.The Board of County Commissioners on…