John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

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

Newly released data from Realtor.com for October shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $290,000.

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

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of life ...

According to the study released Friday, the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area, which encompasses all of Polk County, ranked fourth in the nation for net in-migration, and first in Florida.

Detectives responded to the fatal crash between Fort Meade and Bowling Green and determined the bicyclist was hit from behind. The northbound lanes of US 17 were closed for three ...

A Florida law outlawing homeless people from camping on public property won't change the way Lakeland has handled public ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Police said a Florida man has been arrested on multiple charges after attacking a resident and assaulting two police officers. An official police report showed 43-year-old ...

A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Health after apparently shooting himself in the head with a ...

FOX 5 Atlanta provided live coverage of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's state funeral for Saturday Jan. 4, 2025.