A potential crisis was averted near an Alturas daycare center on Friday afternoon after Polk County deputies apprehended a ...

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

FWC officials will share the draft of a Land Management Plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A dangerous display of reckless driving on Interstate 4 (I-4) ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old ...

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

The vehicle’s occupants were identified as 40-year-old Aaron Waters and 35-year-old Brooke Leon, both from Dunlap, Tennessee.

A Florida man who Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd calls a ‘pedigreed loser’ was arrested after a K9 took a bite out of crime.

A Publix in Polk County will feature a newer format compared to other stores. LAKELAND, Fla. - The home of Publix will soon ...

A new grant is helping spread awareness about a mission at SPCA Florida: keeping senior dogs in their homes and out of the animal shelter. On Thursday morning, Stella, a ...

SouthState Corp. has closed on a $457 million sale of 165 branches in six states. The Polk County-based bank announced the ...