The Polk County Sheriff's Office says four deputies responded to a heated argument between a couple of Polk County ...

In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much closer to reaching its goal of becoming a no-kill county this year.

The Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit future road closures of more than five days without its ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the title ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A 37-year-old motorcyclist from Saint Cloud was killed Sunday night after crashing with a van on U.S.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dylan Kennedy, 28, of Winter Haven, on charges of driving under the influence (DUI) ...

Several of Worrell’s allies theorized that the investigation was, or at least began as a last-ditch effort to give DeSantis leverage to suspend her from office next week.

A man died after a crash involving his motorcycle and a van at a Polk County intersection on Sunday night, according to the ...

The National Weather Service expected to issue a cold weather advisory for Polk County starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday, ...

Polk County Commissioners Mike Scott and Bill Braswell said that development-related road closures should require ...

John Hill of Lake Wales was elected as chair of the Polk County Democratic Party during a meeting in December.