LAKELAND, Fla. - A Polk County 5th grader's lemonade stand sold out thanks to some unexpected customers. The Polk County ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A tree caught fire after being struck by lightning in Bartow Monday. It happened around 5:30 p.m., ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Crews with Saluda Fire and Rescue said they responded to a death on a hiking trail.

Officials with the Polk County Government reported that one person is dead after falling more than 70 feet from a hiking ...

Graduation rates in Polk County increased from 78% to 83%, according to state data.

Polk County Public Schools hasn't raised ticket prices for high school football games since 2011. That's changing this coming ...

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

A body was recovered on a hiking trail in Polk County, North Carolina, on Sunday. The Saluda Fire & Rescue says they helped conduct the recovery operation.

Two out-of-state teenagers have been arrested in connection with a pair of swatting incidents last month that targeted a home ...

A line of Polk County Sheriff’s patrol cars stretched down Winter Lake Road Wednesday with their lights flashing. But the ...