A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

FWC officials will share the draft of a Land Management Plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Residents of the Solivita community in Poinciana are on alert after a series of vehicle burglaries ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

A tornado warning has been issued for Polk County. Many of the storms may contain damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado. If ...

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom ...