A Winter Haven woman was arrested after a 6-year-old boy in her care shot himself the evening of June 5, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The incident took place at a home on Bishop James ...

Nearly 20 public schools in Polk County will have new principals in the fall. The moves result from retirements, internal ...

Polk County nixes 150-home Deeson Road plan after locals and 1,000+ petitioners cite flooding on Blackwater Creek.

As rooftops flourish, Polk County will gain a second Publix grocery store in the month of June. This time in Davenport. In a ...

A developer says Lakeland, and Polk County, is drawing interest as a potential hotspot for data centers. Here's why, and how ...

Students walk across the A painted in the center of the field as friends and family watch from the stands during Commencement Exercises for Auburndale High School at Bruce Canova Stadium in Auburndale ...

Trustees unanimously appoint Anastasios 'Stasi' Kamoutsas as Polk State's sixth president; starts July 6.

Generative AI-generated fictions are growing like weeds in court filings throughout the country. The Florida Supreme Court is ...

A Lakeland man died in a motorcycle crash the evening of June 3, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputies were dispatched along with Polk County Fire Rescue at 7:38 p.m. to the crash scene ...

Ex-Haines City officer arrested for $10,362 in unauthorized charges on a deceased man's card; faces multiple felonies.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a Haines City officer made $10,000 in fraudulent charges on his girlfriend's deceased ...

A Polk County board denied a proposal for a 150-home subdivision in rural Kathleen for the third time since 2022. Local residents, including a 12-year-old girl, raised significant concerns about ...