Rep. Melony Bell is leaving the Florida Legislature to challenge Lori Edwards, who has served as Polk Supervisor of Elections ...

A familiar face to the Polk County Sheriff's Office was arrested Wednesday evening, October 16th, on multiple fraud charges.

After Hurricane Milton, more than 100 pets were found in the streets of Polk County and are now taken in by animal control.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred late Monday night north of Lakeland.

People waited 4.5 hours to get sandbags in Polk County ahead of Hurricane Milton. “I felt like I was in a theme park where ...

One person died in Polk County as Hurricane Milton moved through the region, Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed Thursday morning.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday will detail a human trafficking investigation that resulted in 157 arrests.

The free event in Winter Haven will provide information on micro schools, a new concept in Polk County that combines ...

He pulled senior citizens out of flooded homes as a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighter in the immediate aftermath of ...

Polk County has opened sandbag sites as heavy rain is expected Sunday through Wednesday. Schools are carefully watching to ...

Polk public schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday. Duke Energy says all its Polk electric customers should be ...

In addition to postponed football games having to be rescheduled, the county meets and volleyball district tournaments have ...