Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

The pit bull, which was also shot at least once, was treated and is stable, according to the sheriff's office.

Polk County supervisors are expected to vote on whether to transfer autopsy services to the state medical examiner as early ...

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with the City of Winter Haven, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, at 10:40 a.m., the emergency call center took a call for a two-vehicle crash ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - Two Polk County Police Department officers were injured while pursuing a wanted man on Saturday night.

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter ...

The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk ...

Polk County will pay $6.78 million and Bartow $5.22 million to build the station. The contract calls for a 60-40 split on ...

The largest home in Polk County has hit the open market. A 10,666 square-foot mansion in Elkhart, roughly 20 miles north of ...