A large manhunt took place in Polk County Thursday after a fleeing suspect reportedly grabbed a deputy's gun, pointed it at ...

A suspect who fled in a stolen vehicle before colliding with two other cars has been arrested in Lakeland, according to ...

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. — A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car on US-17 in Polk County. The man was wearing dark ...

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.

U-Haul tracks one-way U-Haul trucks arriving in a state or city compared with trucks leaving. Here are the 2024 numbers.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Additional lanes are in the works for a portion of Interstate 4 in Polk County. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the westernmost project of the Moving I-4 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 58-year-old bicyclist was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a vehicle on US 17, south of ...

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.

GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Napier is closing in on a front-office hire as college football shifts closer to an NFL-style structure. Napier, some of his staff and UF athletic director ...

LaTasha Polk, a nursing assistant from New Orleans ... Dauphin was a supplier process engineer at the American Honda Motor Company in Birmingham, Alabama, according to his LinkedIn profile.

With more mainstream curiosity surrounding EVs, bolstered by a ten-year extension in federal tax credits under the Inflation Reduction ...