Dundee, Davenport, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales and Mulberry will hold elections. Here are the candidates for each seat.

More than three months after a crash along a busy road in Polk County took an 84-year-old man's life, deputies have arrested ...

When current, former Polk County leaders bring complex legal challenges against one another, how do county attorneys avoid conflicts of interest?

Jason L. Pickles alleges that he did not receive care for a gunshot wound at the South County Jail. The sheriff's office ...

There are 17 Florida counties with an average drought index over 500, which means there is drought and an increased risk of fire danger: As of Feb. 14, Polk County officially measured 450-499 on ...

Two men from Homestead were accused of stealing black swans and swan eggs from a neighborhood in Polk County, deputies said.

A Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly attacked a man with a garden hoe for canceling plans with her. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Melanie Davis, 47, had plans to "hang out ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday requested help from attendees of a hip-hop festival in October who may have ...

CATSKILL, N.Y. — Greene County Undersheriff Michael Overbaugh died unexpectedly at his home, the Sheriff’s Office said Friday. “It is with great heartache and sadness that we announce the ...

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan has died days after getting ... The rider from Lombardstown in County Cork, Ireland, was treated on the track and then transported to hospital by air ambulance ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Aaron Greene has announced his decision to retire, concluding a distinguished 30-year ...