The Lakeland Police Department has located a 6-year-girl they say went missing from her home twice in one night.

A head-on crash near Winter Haven killed a man and left another with serious injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

A former substitute teacher from Florida was arrested after he allegedly carried on an inappropriate relationship with a ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was joined by several local and state officials, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, at a Wednesday ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies said they arrested a Florida man Friday after he was caught creeping at a children's bus stop.

The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...

According to the sheriff's office, the man had been messaging the teen for about a year before the investigation began.

Investigators say the 23-year-old substitute chatted with the student through email, text and social media such as Instagram, ...

A former Polk County substitute teacher was arrested Wednesday after having an inappropriate relationship with a student.