An estimated 10,000 arrived to see Carter at the Lakeland Civic Center on Oct. 31, 1980, just four days before the ...

A Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday on a domestic battery charge at his Polk County home. Polk County ...

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

The proposed closure of Lake Marion Road has been cut from 220 days to 113. But at least one commissioner remains incensed.

DAVENPORT, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office Robbery detectives have arrested two suspects involved in an armed robbery ...

Russell Allen Littleton was sentenced to nearly 32 years in prison for starting a fire inside a liquor store in Dallas, ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A crash involving two motorcycles left a 30-year-old Haines City man with serious head injuries on New ...

NBA announces major sanctions for Miami Heat and Houston Rockets stars following serious altercation ...

Polk County-based SouthState Corp. has closed on its purchase of the Independent Bank Group, a deal that allows SouthState to ...

The Polk County Attorney's Office says vehicular homicide cases were way up this year. It reports filing charges against 12 people, more than double the number of vehicular homicide charges filed in ...

Lori Edwards will depart on Jan. 6 after 24 years as Polk County Supervisor of Elections, having conducted more than 200 ...

Keep Polk Beautiful will host its annual Bring One For The Chipper event at Camp Antioch on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to ...