SUBSCRIBER ONLY Forget downtown or the ’burbs,’ the far-flung exurbs are where people are moving Last year, more people moved to Polk County than to any other in the United States ...

FILE - A tongue-in-cheek sign referencing what someday might be the heart of the sprawling metro areas of Orlando and Tampa is seen, installed by a private landowner, along Interstate 4 in Polk ...

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County's biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida's citrus capital produces more boxes of citrus than any ...

Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located ...

Marisol Ortega, a Polk County resident that commutes to her job in Orlando walks at a park Thursday, Nov. 14,2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw ...

Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” By Alexandra Alter Her own is called “Gather Me: A Memoir in ...

Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” By Alexandra Alter The first volume of her frank autobiography is a ...