A Lake Wales man wanted for tampering with an electronic monitoring device was arrested Wednesday after leading Polk County ...

Both officers believed the suspect was firing at them, and fired back in response. However, authorities later learned the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Tampa man wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on multiple felony charges, including ...

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

Kyle Purdy, 34, was arrested after the Department of Human Services received a report he had inappropriately touched four camp counselors in 2022.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns residents against walking onto ice in ponds and lakes as the weather warms up, and ...

Polk County leaders are one step closer in providing sustainable alternative water supplies for the region. Ukraine expected ...

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

An undocumented immigrant was arrested in Polk County on charges of sexual battery and child abuse and will be among the first in the state to face enhanced charges due to their immigration status.

Polk County, one of the fastest growing areas in the country, has no shortage of amazing eats. Here are three essentials that ...

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