Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise revealed two revised corridors for the Central Polk Parkway East moving farther north of Lake ...

Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham intends to run for another term as the county's chief prosecutor in 2026. Graham was ...

A Polk County man is behind bars after deputies said he neglected six horses, all of which were found severely malnourished ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A wrong-way head-on crash late Thursday night on Highway 27 resulted in the deaths of both drivers. That ...

Two Polk County brothers have been charged with felonies from a shooting incident in Bolivar over a month ago. According to online court dockets, Braxton and Hunter Appleton, both ...

Homeward unveiled a five-year plan to address homelessness in Polk County, focusing on community partnerships and resource gaps. The plan includes seven focus areas, ranging from inflow reduction and ...

A Polk County man is charged after six malnourished horses were found on his property, with one horse dying despite ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WFLA) — Two drivers were killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Polk County on Thursday night. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the head-on crash happened in the southbound lanes ...

During the investigation, deputies discovered that the suspect requested nude pictures of the 16-year-old teen via Snapchat ...

Homeward has been collecting data on homelessness in Polk County since 2022, with findings indicating more than 3,000 ...

A survey of more than 2,000 Polk County residents found that 42% needed health care but were unable to receive it last year.