For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are ...

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

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

Morgan Ortagus, an Auburndale native and a graduate of Florida Southern College, served in the Bush, Obama and first Trump ...

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

A Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crimewave’ in Polk County last month celebrated his 24th birthday behind bars.

A very public bowel movement was put to use when a Florida couple needed a distraction for large-scale shoplifting, according ...

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.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the title ...

The polar vortex approaching Florida Jan. 11-12 could bring temperatures in the teens to Northern Florida and 20s in Central Florida.

John Hill of Lake Wales was elected as chair of the Polk County Democratic Party during a meeting in December.