Rep. Melony Bell is leaving the Florida Legislature to challenge Lori Edwards, who has served as Polk Supervisor of Elections ...
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.
It has been nine days since Hurricane Milton hit Polk County and dumped more than a foot of rainfall in 24 hours.
Seventy percent of the damage was in the northwestern quadrant of Polk County, he said. Of the properties assessed for damage ...
Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp is a Democrat running to represent Florida’s 15th U.S. Congressional District. She ...
The free event in Winter Haven will provide information on micro schools, a new concept in Polk County that combines ...
Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...
Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.
Even before Hurricane Milton appeared on weather radars, 13.7% of Polk County residents were considered “food insecure” — ...
Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.
During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on October 2, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...
A familiar face to the Polk County Sheriff's Office was arrested Wednesday evening, October 16th, on multiple fraud charges.