Seventy percent of the damage was in the northwestern quadrant of Polk County, he said. Of the properties assessed for damage ...

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

It has been nine days since Hurricane Milton hit Polk County and dumped more than a foot of rainfall in 24 hours.

After Hurricane Milton, more than 100 pets were found in the streets of Polk County and are now taken in by animal control.

The free event in Winter Haven will provide information on micro schools, a new concept in Polk County that combines ...

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

Lakeland commissioners received a comprehensive update from ... Maio said all of this damage has been documented with Polk ...

Even before Hurricane Milton appeared on weather radars, 13.7% of Polk County residents were considered “food insecure” — ...

Lakeland city commissioners today watched dramatic footage of police rescues during Hurricane Milton and heard about the storm trashing a new roof at the RP Funding Center.

Hurricane Milton has made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It has lashed the state with powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding. The cyclone ...

The Freedom Tour, a Polk County-based disaster relief ministry, sent resources to North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane ...

Frostproof Mayor Jon Albert, who won a six-person Republican primary election, faces John Hill of Poinciana, the only ...