An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Lakeland lawyer John Waters will fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10th Judicial Circuit created by the retirement ...

HMS Diamond successfully intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone while escorting merchant vessels in the tense waters of ...

A nearly 500-acre fire burns in Polk County, triggering a voluntary evacuation. Officials say Helene debris has left the ...

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...

The man is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care for three years, and in a first for Polk County, his charges were ...

A woman died on Saturday after walking into the middle of a busy highway and getting struck by a vehicle, according to The Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

An open burning ban has been issued in Polk County, according to the Polk County Fire Marshal's Office. Effective Sunday at 3 p.m., officials said the ban is in accordance with the North Carolina Fire ...

Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from ...

Evacuations continue for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire. According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...

The Southeast Wellfield and Water Production Facility in Lake Wales will soon supply alternative water to 11 different Polk ...