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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Polk County operation focused on human trafficking led to 157 arrests, including 25 illegal immigrants.

It has been nine days since Hurricane Milton hit Polk County and dumped more than a foot of rainfall in 24 hours.

Many rivers in the Tampa Bay region have been severely impacted by flooding from Hurricane Milton. The only flood records higher than what we are experiencing now were in the ...

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

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a news release from the Supervisor of Elections Office. It will be open from 7 a ...

Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.

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

During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on October 2, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

More than 150 people, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants have been arrested in an undercover human ...

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