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

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

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from ...

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

Five suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are facing charges in connection with a string of retail thefts ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Alexander and Bartow Police Officer Mark Sills, who were shot in the line ...

Some of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after ...

"He's not such a big bad guy when he's locked up. Maybe he's having visions of El Salvador prisons at some point in time in this future." ...

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

Officials say five undocumented immigrants, believed to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, have been arrested ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large.