Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...

On Tuesday, Polk County commissioners approved an ordinance, "Polk County Waterway Protection Code," to establish designated ...

The shooting stemmed from an argument between two men over the treatment of the victim's son, investigators determined.

Trump alleges 'genocide' in South Africa. White Afrikaner farmers reject that Massive jail break in New Orleans 'impossible' ...

Tommy Lee Myers is wanted for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and cruelty to children ...

Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains incomplete.

A tax exemption for a new cold storage warehouse facility in Winter Haven gained Polk Commission approval, but not without ...

Sheriff Byron Lyons stated, “These arrests highlight the importance of cooperation between agencies and our unwavering ...

The City of Lakeland is taking significant steps to improve student safety by advancing an ordinance to install speed cameras ...

Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said Maribel Ortega and Kham ...

An 18-year-old, Moses Ojeda, faces first-degree murder charges for stabbing an 81-year-old man over 100 times.