Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s Best City Park of 2025. This is a national recognition that happened due to ...

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk ...

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, at 10:40 a.m., the emergency call center took a call for a two-vehicle crash ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with the City of Winter Haven, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large.

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed ...

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter ...

Coosa Valley Regional Services will hold its bi-monthly meeting of the Board of Directors on April 17 at 9:30 a.m. at the ...

A deputy was injured Sunday after being shot in the leg while trying to defend herself from a dog attack, the Polk County ...