The approved plan includes bike lanes on the main road and simple sidewalks. Residents have clamored for a separated 8- to 10 ...

A sweeping multi-agency undercover operation in Polk County culminated in the arrests of 255 individuals allegedly involved ...

A man, who Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says has an extensive criminal history, has been charged with five counts of ...

Adarius Taylor — who played for Tampa Bay, Carolina and Cleveland — was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges ...

Polk County’s four members of the U.S. House voted along partisan lines on “One Big Beautiful Act,” the reconciliation ...

A Lakeland man was accused of setting his house on fire while his roommates were home. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Eddie Thomas, 69, set fire to the group home he was living in on May 15.

Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett accused Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing enrollment numbers and ...

A Florida man shot and killed his stepson in Polk County, Florida, police say. Authorities said it started as an argument ...

An 18-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities say he stabbed his 81-year-old roommate more than ...

Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said Maribel Ortega and Kham ...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is warning that, based on current forecasts, records could be set or tied as ...

Bartow Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) are currently investigating a murder following the “violent death” ...