Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

Collin Griffith is being charged as an adult after he allegedly murdered his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith.

A few strong thunderstorms along the Panhandle and Big Bend are possible and may bring lightning, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph ...

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a ...

Like Punxsutawney Phil, Polk County Paula will search for her shadow Feb. 2 and predict if more cold weather is on the way.

A head-on crash near Winter Haven killed a man and left another with serious injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

A rumor has been floating around that ICE agents swept up multiple people at the courthouse Thursday. The Polk County sheriff ...

The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...