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 ...

FOR SIX TO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WARNING OF A SURGE IN SCHOOL ILLNESSES. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS 14 COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SEEING MORE THAN ...

VaccinesDoctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida Heid credited state Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, with helping to address the district’s ...

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

Polk County supervisors have approved $500,000 in emergency funding to help 478 refugees resettle in the Des Moines metro, plugging a gap created by President Donald Trump's January halt of ...