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.

LAKELAND — Seven Polk County teams would make the high school football playoffs according to the most recent FHSAA power ...

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

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Duke Energy and TECO still have a small number of outages in Polk County. Lakeland Electric had 5,907 remaining Monday ...

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

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

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

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

Polk County shelters will open Tuesday as Hurricane Milton makes its way to Florida. Do you need a shelter? Here's what to ...

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