Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

As for the I-4 congestion, FDOT is still working toward it’s “Moving Florida Forward” initiative, which includes new lanes ...

An ethics complaint against former Polk Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Charlie True has been dismissed, but the department ...

Deputies received a call Saturday from a 61-year-old woman who said she was being violently beaten by her husband.

A Polk County mom of three is telling her story of how she overcame a cancer diagnosis with support from her community, a place she finds comfort in and a little help from above. Kate Sauers gets ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery ... 1702 South Holland Parkway, Bartow, FL 33830 ・Hours: 9:00 AM to 6 ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A memorial service at a Polk County park turned into an armed robbery that landed four suspects behind bars.

Bill Van Riper said he thinks his daughter’s home could be salvaged if repairs can get underway. “This house is just decaying by the week, by the day because of the ...

Several investigations are underway after a Polk County deputy shot and killed a man during a domestic battery call Saturday ...

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

The NHC said Wednesday it is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression by the end ...

Polk County deputy fatally shot Charles Edwards after he attacked his wife and charged at the deputy with a hammer.