The lawsuit claims Lakeland officers broke department policy and thwarted other agencies' efforts to assist when they chased ...

The study will evaluate the potential widening along an eight-mile segment of SR 544 to accommodate the projected increase in traffic demand.

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven woman is facing charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a car accident on Saturday evening. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 26-year-old Jaimee ...

A second person was arrested in connection to a shooting that left an 18-year-old dead at the Abbey Lane Apartments, the ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday after Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said he "exposed and fondled himself" at Lions Park. Freddyali Garcia Rivera has been ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Winter Haven man found himself in hot water with the law after an icy outburst at a Dundee gas station Wednesday evening. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 42-year ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — An 18-year-old man was arrested after an attempted armed robbery left a 17-year-old dead, the Winter Haven Police Department announced. Devonta Tremaine Washington Jr ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A traffic stop that turned into a pursuit ended with the arrest of a 19-year-old Winter Haven man on Wednesday night. Jeremiah Franklin ...

Bartow and Winter Haven have given Polk County teams in the state basketball tournament in recent years, but only one team each year. This year, however, Polk could have multiple teams ...

Polk County, known for Spessard Holland and Lawton Chiles, has produced another governor. Ana Maria Ruiz Perea, a senior at Winter Haven High School, gained election to that post during the annual ...