A tropical storm watch was issued for Polk County Tuesday morning as Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 is expected to strengthen ...

BARTOW, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the dates for their annual Haunted Jail Tour. Visitors can ...

Though its been a relatively quiet storm season, weather experts are predicting that Tropical Depression Helene could effect ...

Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the district’s boundaries.

This year’s theme for the haunted jail tour is “Reign of Fear,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release ...

In this week’s episode of Run for Fun, we chat with a freshman member of the Florida Southern Cross Country team in Lakeland. Daniel Welling grew up in Polk County. He was born premature, ...

A teenager from Oklahoma has been charged as an adult following the stabbing death of his mother earlier this month in Florida.

In all, five adults and four juveniles were hurt, including two people who were dragged along the road by the truck, the Polk ...

The Eastern Florida State College women's volleyball team moves up to No. 15 in the NJCAA Division I National Poll released on Monday.

Read full article: ‘How do you like me now?’ Florida man shot, killed by neighbor, deputies say A Polk County man was shot and killed by one of his neighbors on Tuesday morning, according to a ...

According to a news release from the Florida Lottery, Frieda Reyes Ortiz, 68, claimed a $1 million prize from the Gold Rush ...