A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to identify the suspects in a theft and trespass incident that ...

Polk County wasted no time establishing control Friday, scoring in the opening minute en route to a 4-0 non-conference girls ...

Polk County’s track and field athletes delivered several strong performances at Friday’s Swain County High School ...

In a presentation to Lakeland city commissioners, city officials reported nine people die and 44 people are injured every day ...

FWC officials will share the draft of a Land Management Plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County ...

As Polk County updated Winter Haven about the Thompson Nursery Road project, residents pressed their desire for a sidewalk ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two men early Sunday morning following a shooting spree from a pickup truck ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But they disagree on when.

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.