The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd delivered a powerful speech on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for ...

There's a chance for rain Monday afternoon or evening as another cold front moves through Florida. Temperatures will get to ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county ...

Newly elected Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer will work their full-time jobs as well as their $150,000 full-time ...

A Florida man was arrested for allegedly grooming and meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex, facing multiple felony charges.

Polk County has activated its Extreme Temperature plan after dangerous cold moved into central Iowa. Monday morning, Polk ...

A Polk County sex offender accused of assaulting a deputy on Thursday was arrested after he was caught hiding in Lake Bonnet, ...

After one year in Orlando, Ryan Mills has returned to Polk County. The former Lake Region head football coach was named the ...

John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive Thursday, Jan. 16, at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm ...